"requeen" meaning in English

See requeen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: requeens [present, singular, third-person], requeening [participle, present], requeened [participle, past], requeened [past]
Etymology: re- + queen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|queen}} re- + queen Head templates: {{en-verb}} requeen (third-person singular simple present requeens, present participle requeening, simple past and past participle requeened)
  1. (beekeeping) To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees. Categories (topical): Beekeeping

Inflected forms

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