polycalic
English
Adjective
polycalic (not comparable)
- Describing a termite mound that contains multiple colonies.
- 2014, Y. Abe, Termites: Evolution, Sociality, Symbioses, Ecology, page 344:
- Since mound population and volume are closely correlated, an increase in population must be accompanied by mound-building, either by additions to existing mounds or the development or extension of polycalic systems.
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Translations
containing multiple colonies
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