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supercolony

supercolony noun: a group of nests whose ants do not exhibit mutual aggression.

Noun

supercolony (plural supercolonies)

  1. A group of nests whose ants do not exhibit mutual aggression.

Forms of supercolony

pluralsupercolonies

Origin of supercolony

From super- + colony.

Questions about supercolony

What does supercolony mean?
Supercolony means a group of nests whose ants do not exhibit mutual aggression.
What part of speech is supercolony?
Supercolony is a noun.
What is the plural of supercolony?
The plural of supercolony is supercolonies.

Words near supercolony in the dictionary

  1. supercollision
  2. supercollisions
  3. supercolonial
  4. supercoloniality
  5. supercolonies
  6. supercolony
  7. supercolossal
  8. supercolossally
  9. supercolossi
  10. supercolossus
  11. supercolumn

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