Colonies in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Colonies in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

colony <pl colonies> [Am ˈkɑləni, Brit ˈkɒləni] N

Colony Collapse Disorder [Am ˌkɑləni kəˈlæps ˌdɪsɔrdər, Brit ˌkɒləni kəˈlaps dɪsɔːdə] N

Translations for Colonies in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

Colonies in the PONS Dictionary

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Nesting colonies of wading birds, alligators, mink, otter, and raccoon are found on the refuge.
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Many chapters and colonies also adopt their own local hands-off policy consistent with the corporate policy, often intended to expand or clarify it.
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In nature, chinchillas live in social groups that resemble colonies, but are properly called herds.
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Farm cat colonies can be subject to inbreeding, as a closed population may mate with one another's siblings, parents, or offspring.
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They often form loose colonies on the windward sides of the islands.
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Other species can become pestilent in petri dish cultures where they overrun other colonies of fungi.
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Colonies grow via unipolar budding, and hyphae are rarely seen in culture.
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This allows capitalists to increase his profit, but simultaneously draws many capitalists to the colonies, increasing the wages of labour.
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They blamed him for unrest in these colonies.
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The adaptive value of this nonaggression among colonies has to do with avoiding unnecessary injury and allowing proper resource allocation, ensuring success for all the colonies.
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