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afterswarm

afterswarm noun: a swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.

Noun

afterswarm (plural afterswarms)

  1. A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.

Forms of afterswarm

pluralafterswarms

Origin of afterswarm

From after- + swarm.

Questions about afterswarm

What does afterswarm mean?
Afterswarm means a swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the primary swarm.
What part of speech is afterswarm?
Afterswarm is a noun.
What is the plural of afterswarm?
The plural of afterswarm is afterswarms.

Words near afterswarm in the dictionary

  1. afterstory
  2. afterstroke
  3. afterstrokes
  4. aftersummer
  5. aftersun
  6. afterswarm
  7. afterswarming
  8. afterswarms
  9. aftertale
  10. aftertales
  11. aftertaste

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