supersedure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of supersedure
Example Sentences
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This replacement process, known as supersedure, begins when thousands of worker bees sense that their queen is no longer producing enough eggs.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
"Previous studies showed that failing queens were heavily infected with viruses, and now we know that those infections can lead to supersedure, which is risky for the colony and expensive for beekeepers to manage."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
For years, beekeepers have noted increasing issues with queen failure and early supersedure.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2025
In the same envelope which contained Lincoln's letter to Gen. Curtis inclosing the order for the supersedure of Gen. Fremont, was another reading as follows: Washington, Oct.
From The Struggle for Missouri by John McElroy
Was there any provision in it which even squinted toward this notion of repeal by supersedure?
From American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897) by Alexander Johnston
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