swarminess

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noun

The quality of being swarmy.

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Meanings

nounswarminess (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being swarmy.

    There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.

    2004, John Ellis Dews, Eric Milner, Breeding Better Bees, page 6

Origin

From swarmy + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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