"compound animal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compound animals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compound animal (plural compound animals)
  1. (biology) A group of individual animals that form a distinct, individual colony. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-compound_animal-en-noun-1O0LBadt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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