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English adjective: colonial

1. colonial of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

2. colonial of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

3. colonial composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony


SamplesCoral is a colonial organism.


Synonymscompound


Similarcomplex


Domain categoryzoological science, zoology


Antonymssimple


English noun: colonial

1. colonial (person) a resident of a colony


Broader (hypernym)occupant, occupier, resident


Member meronymcolony, settlement









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