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swarminess en · NOUN

Etymology

From swarmy + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being swarmy.
    • There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies. 2004, John Ellis Dews, Eric Milner, Breeding Better Bees, page 6: