Inquilinous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That lives in the dwelling place of another species not-comparable

    "Sponges influence macrofaunal community composition by providing habitat for inquilines (e.g., among the inquilinous amphipods, a diversity of sebids, stenothoids, thaumatelsonids, colomastigids and leucothoids were found with the sponges)."

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"Sponges influence macrofaunal community composition by providing habitat for inquilines (e.g., among the inquilinous amphipods, a diversity of sebids, stenothoids, thaumatelsonids, colomastigids and leucothoids were found with the sponges)."

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