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swarminess

noun

Etymology

From swarmy + -ness.

  1. inherited from *swarmijaną✻ — “to swarm”
  2. inherited from *swarmijan✻
  3. inherited from swirman — “to swarm”
  4. inherited from swarmen
  5. derived from *swer-✻ — “to buzz, hum”
  6. inherited from *swarmaz✻ — “swarm, dizziness”
  7. inherited from *swarm✻
  8. inherited from swearm — “swarm, multitude”
  9. inherited from swarm
  10. suffixed as swarmy — “swarm + y”
  11. suffixed as swarminess — “swarmy + ness”

Definitions

  1. The quality of being swarmy.

    • There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.

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