inquilinism

Etymology

From inquiline + -ism.

inquilinism means The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

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.”