monocolonize

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verb

To colonize with a single species

OriginEnglish colonize ← Middle English colane ← Latin colōnia →
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Meanings

verbmonocolonize (third-person singular simple present monocolonizes, present participle monocolonizing, simple past and past participle monocolonized)

present singular third person monocolonizes · participle present monocolonizing · participle past monocolonized · past monocolonized

  1. To colonize with a single species

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincolōnus
  11. Latincolōnia
  12. Middle Englishcolane
  13. Englishcolony
  14. Englishcolonize
  15. Englishmonocolonize

From mono- + colonize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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