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monodomous

American  
[muh-nod-uh-muhs] / məˈnɒd ə məs /

adjective

  1. living as a community in a single nest, as certain ant colonies.

Etymology

Origin of monodomous

mono- + Greek dóm ( os ) house + -ous

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Monodomous: ants in which each colony has one nest only.

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