English Dictionary

inquilinism

名詞

不可算名詞

The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.

日本語の意味

ある動物が他種の動物の巣、穴、住処などに共生的に住みつく状態。

Inquilinism is a fascinating ecological strategy, where certain beetles live commensally inside the nests of ants without harming their hosts.

他種の巣内に同居することは興味深い生態戦略であり、例えばある種の甲虫がアリの巣に入り込み、宿主に害を与えずに暮らすことがある。

意味（1）

The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.

Among such traits, propensity to inquilinism in termites is known to relate positively to colony size.