"supersister" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: supersisters [plural]
Etymology: super- + sister Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|sister}} super- + sister Head templates: {{en-noun}} supersister (plural supersisters)
  1. (biology) Any of a set of sisters of a haplodiploid species (e.g. honeybee, or any Hymenoptera) who are daughters of the same queen that was inseminated by a single male (drone). By contrast, full sisters of a diploid species (e.g. humans) share a genetic coefficient of relatedness of 0.5. Supersisters share 0.75 relatedness. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-supersister-en-noun-lZAbeadT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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