macrocolony

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noun

A relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc)

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Meanings

nounmacrocolony (plural macrocolonies)

plural macrocolonies

  1. biologyA relatively large-scale colony (of bacteria etc)

Origin

From macro- + colony.

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APA

macrocolony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocolony

MLA

“macrocolony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocolony. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrocolony,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrocolony.

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