inquilinism

English

Etymology

inquiline +‎ -ism

Noun

inquilinism (uncountable)

  1. The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
    • 2016 January 26, “Allometric Scaling of Patrolling Rate and Nest Volume in Constrictotermes cyphergaster Termites: Hints on the Settlement of Inquilines”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Among such traits, propensity to inquilinism in termites is known to relate positively to colony size.
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