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inquilinism

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003447

A commensal relationship in which the inquiline species acts as a social parasite of the host species, often living in the nest or depositing eggs in galls formed by other insects.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003447
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsinquilines
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsocommensalism; social parasitism
TranslationsSpanish: inquilinismo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003447",
  "term": "inquilinism",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A commensal relationship in which the inquiline species acts as a social parasite of the host species, often living in the nest or depositing eggs in galls formed by other insects.",
  "synonyms": [
    "inquilines"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "commensalism",
    "social parasitism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "inquilinismo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/inquilinism/"
}

Record 3,447 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.