Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

megacolony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mega-colony
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extremely large colony of organisms.

Example Sentences

"an ant megacolony extending over more than one continent"

Etymology

From mega- + colony.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mega

Inflected Forms

megacolonies (plural)

Questions

What does megacolony mean?: An extremely large colony of organisms.
Where does megacolony come from?: From mega- + colony.

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