subcolonies

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A form of subcolony — A colony belonging to another colony.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of subcolony

    In this split-plot design a field colony represents a whole plot and one of the four experimental subcolonies is nested within the whole plot (representing a subplot).

    2015 July 22, “Effect of Carbohydrate Supplementation on Investment into Offspring Number, Size, and Condition in a Social Insect”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Chicago

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

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