meliponary

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noun

A collection of meliponine beehives.

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Meanings

nounmeliponary (plural meliponaries)

plural meliponaries

  1. A collection of meliponine beehives.

    Hives should be positioned, oriented and protected to avoid predators and ensure survival in the meliponary. A study (pers. obs.) of predators shows that the main culprits in a Malaysian meliponary are frogs and lizards.

    2018 October 15, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, The pollination of cultivated plants: A compendium for practitioners: Volume 2, Food & Agriculture Org., →ISBN, page 73
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