Polydomy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polydomy is a noun meaning (entomology) The situation where an ant colony is established across multiple nest sites.
Meaning
(entomology) The situation where an ant colony is established across multiple nest sites.
Example Sentences
Thus polydomy ensues when an entire colony breaks up into several nesting aggregations.
The outpost phenomenon probably accounts for many cases of polydomy, defined as the dispersal of the colony into multiple nest sites.
Although this uncertainty exists, the lack of absolute male bias confirms that seasonal polydomy is not a major influence on the population sex ratio.
Antonyms for polydomy
Common opposites include monodomy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleometrosis, haplometrosis, polygynandry, unicoloniality, parabiosis, polygamy.
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