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 | ||
Samples | Coral is a colonial organism. | ||
Synonyms | compound | ||
Similar | complex | ||
Domain category | zoological science, zoology | ||
Antonyms | simple | ||
English noun: colonial | |||
1. | colonial (person) a resident of a colony | ||
Broader (hypernym) | occupant, occupier, resident | ||
Member meronym | colony, settlement | ||