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megacolony

megacolony noun: an extremely large colony of organisms.

Noun

megacolony (plural megacolonies)

  1. An extremely large colony of organisms.
    • an ant megacolony extending over more than one continent

Forms of megacolony

pluralmegacolonies

Origin of megacolony

From mega- + colony.

Questions about megacolony

What does megacolony mean?
Megacolony means an extremely large colony of organisms.
What part of speech is megacolony?
Megacolony is a noun.
What is the plural of megacolony?
The plural of megacolony is megacolonies.

Words near megacolony in the dictionary

  1. megacollection
  2. megacollections
  3. megacolon
  4. megacolonies
  5. megacolons
  6. megacolony
  7. megacolossal
  8. megacommuter
  9. megacommuters
  10. megacompanies
  11. megacompany

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