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meliponary

meliponary noun: a collection of meliponine beehives.

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

Forms of meliponary

pluralmeliponaries

Questions about meliponary

What does meliponary mean?
Meliponary means a collection of meliponine beehives.
What part of speech is meliponary?
Meliponary is a noun.
What is the plural of meliponary?
The plural of meliponary is meliponaries.

Words near meliponary in the dictionary

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

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