cormidium

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noun

The colonial body of a compound animal

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncormidium (plural cormidia)

plural cormidia

  1. biologyThe colonial body of a compound animal

Origin

From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk”) + -idium.

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cormidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cormidium

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“cormidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cormidium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cormidium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cormidium.

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