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underhive

underhive adjective: located beneath a hive.

Adjective

underhive (not comparable)

  1. Located beneath a hive.
    • James Beaty, Animal Husbandry: Showcasing the Skills of a Ranch Wife
      Ants are scared of the scent of dill therefore you should put a few leaves of dill along with stems of the plant on a canvas within the hives or placed on underhive stands.

Origin of underhive

From under- + hive.

Questions about underhive

What does underhive mean?
Underhive means located beneath a hive.
What part of speech is underhive?
Underhive is an adjective.

Words near underhive in the dictionary

  1. underhint
  2. underhints
  3. underhit
  4. underhits
  5. underhitting
  6. underhive
  7. underhold
  8. underholding
  9. underholds
  10. underhole
  11. underholed

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