"megacolony" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: megacolonies [plural]
Etymology: mega- + colony Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|colony}} mega- + colony Head templates: {{en-noun}} megacolony (plural megacolonies)
  1. An extremely large colony of organisms.
    Sense id: en-megacolony-en-noun-L1DP~xzo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mega-

Inflected forms

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