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queen-cage

queen-cage noun: a small case used to introduce and protect a new queen bee to a queenless hive in order to determine whether the new queen will be accepted or rejected.

Noun

queen-cage (plural queen-cages)

  1. A small case used to introduce and protect a new queen bee to a queenless hive in order to determine whether the new queen will be accepted or rejected

Forms of queen-cage

pluralqueen-cages
alternative formqueen cage

Origin of queen-cage

From queen + cage.

Questions about queen-cage

What does queen-cage mean?
Queen-cage means a small case used to introduce and protect a new queen bee to a queenless hive in order to determine whether the new queen will be accepted or rejected.
What part of speech is queen-cage?
Queen-cage is a noun.
What is the plural of queen-cage?
The plural of queen-cage is queen-cages.

Words near queen-cage in the dictionary

  1. Queen's shilling
  2. Queen's shillings
  3. Queen's speech
  4. Queen's speeches
  5. Queen's tobacco-pipe
  6. queen-cage
  7. queen-cages
  8. queen-cake
  9. queen-cakes
  10. queen-consort
  11. queen-of-the-prairie

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