pleometrosis

noun

ple·​o·​me·​tro·​sis

ˌplēōmə̇‧ˈtrōsə̇s

plural pleometroses

-rōˌsēz

: the occurrence of several queens in a single nest of ants

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleio- + Greek mētēr queen bee, mother + New Latin -osis

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