cormus

noun

cor·​mus

ˈkȯrməs

plural cormi

-ˌmī,

-ˌmē

: the entire body or colony of a compound animal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, corm, cormus, from Greek kormos tree trunk, from keirein to shear

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