existing, occurring, or operating between colonies
As early as 1691 there was a rudimentary intercolonial postal system.
Derived forms
intercolonially (ˌintercoˈlonially)
adverb
intercolonial in American English
(ˌintərkəˈlouniəl)
adjective
1.
between colonies, as of one country
2.
of or pertaining to two or more colonies
Derived forms
intercolonially
adverb
Word origin
[1850–55; inter- + colonial]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, ethylene, proletariat, runoff, segueinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'intercolonial' in a sentence
intercolonial
Intraspecific aggression was calculated as three different aggression indices obtained by performing intercolonial arena encounters.
Rion Apriyadi, Idham Sakti Harahap, Akhmad Rizali, Damayanti Buchori 2017, 'Agresi intraspesifik dan waktu penemuan makanan pada semut invasif Anoplolepis gracilipesdi Kebun Raya Bogor', Jurnal Entomologi Indonesiahttp://jurnal.pei-pusat.org/index.php/jei/article/view/130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The absence of intercolonial aggression between three of five nest clusters suggested that they actually belong to the same supercolony.
Rion Apriyadi, Idham Sakti Harahap, Akhmad Rizali, Damayanti Buchori 2017, 'Agresi intraspesifik dan waktu penemuan makanan pada semut invasif Anoplolepis gracilipesdi Kebun Raya Bogor', Jurnal Entomologi Indonesiahttp://jurnal.pei-pusat.org/index.php/jei/article/view/130. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)