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meliponaries

meliponaries is the plural of meliponary.

Meaning of meliponary

Noun

meliponary (plural meliponaries)

  1. A collection of meliponine beehives.
    • Hives should be positioned, oriented and protected to avoid predators and ensure survival in the meliponary. A study (pers. obs.) of predators shows that the main culprits in a Malaysian meliponary are frogs and lizards.2018 October 15, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners: Volume 2, Food & Agriculture Org., →ISBN, page 73

Questions about meliponaries

What is meliponaries the plural of?
Meliponaries is the plural of meliponary.

Words near meliponaries in the dictionary

  1. meliphagid
  2. meliphagids
  3. meliphagous
  4. meliphanite
  5. Melipilla
  6. meliponaries
  7. meliponary
  8. meliponiculture
  9. meliponid
  10. meliponids
  11. meliponine

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