supersister

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noun

Any of a set of sisters of a haplodiploid species (e.g. honeybee, or any Hymenoptera) who are daughters of the same queen that was inseminated by a single male (drone). By contrast, full sisters of a diploid species (e.g. humans) share a genetic coefficient of relatedness of 0.5. Supersisters share 0.75 relatedness.

OriginEnglish sister ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsupersister (plural supersisters)

plural supersisters

  1. biologyAny of a set of sisters of a haplodiploid species (e.g. honeybee, or any Hymenoptera) who are daughters of the same queen that was inseminated by a single male (drone). By contrast, full sisters of a diploid species (e.g. humans) share a genetic coefficient of relatedness of 0.5. Supersisters share 0.75 relatedness.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishsister
  8. Englishsupersister

From super- + sister.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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