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单词 subcolony
释义

subcolony

noun

sub·​col·​o·​ny ˌsəb-ˈkä-lə-nē How to pronounce subcolony (audio)
variants or sub-colony
plural subcolonies or sub-colonies
: a colony that is a subdivision of a larger colony
a breeding subcolony of penguins
… the connections between mother cities and their colonies and among the colonies and subcolonies … all created a new kind of 'Greek' convergence in the ancient Mediterranean. Irad Malkin

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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