SINCE 1828
subcolony
noun
sub·col·o·ny
| \ ˌsəb-ˈkä-lə-nē
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variants:
or sub-colony
plural subcolonies
or sub-colonies
Definition of subcolony
: 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
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