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A group of organisms of the same species living together in close association.
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late 14c., "ancient Roman settlement outside Italy," from Latin colonia "settled land, farm, landed estate," from colonus "husbandman, tenant farmer, settler in new land," [..]
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Colony [S]The city of Philippi was a Roman colony ( Acts 16:12 ), i.e., a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly-conquered district. A colony w [..]
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network of mold cells considered as one organism.
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group of one species of organism living close together.
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people and land separated by distance or culture from the government that controls them.
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A colony of honey bees that consists of worker bees, drones, queen bee and developing brood living together as a social unit in one hive, or other dwelling.
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a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of gov [..]
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A country or an area that is under the control or government of another country.
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A colony is a country, region or territory that is invaded and occupied by a more powerful nation, then absorbed into its empire. Colonies were usually exploited for the military, strategic or economi [..]
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The city of Philippi was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), i.e., a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly-conquered district. A colony was Rome in m [..]
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a designation of Philippi, in (Acts 16:12) After the battle of Actium, Augustus assigned to his veterans those parts of Italy which had espoused the cause of Antony, and transported many of the expell [..]
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A group of individuals of the same species living in close association; for fungi, usually refers to a group of many yeast cells or a mycelium originating from a single point, cell or spore.
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A group of identical cells, usually derived from a single parent cell, grown on a solid medium.
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A territory ruled by another country. Also used in an urban context to indicate a minority residential cluster that is a temporary phenomenon before the group is integrated into the wider society. Con [..]
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A segment of a population (not exclusively a human population) that moves into and occupies territory not previously occupied by the population, often displacing or subduing the previous occupants.
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In International law, colony refers to a dependent territorial entity subject to the sovereignty of an independent country, but considered part of that country for purposes of relations with third cou [..]
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Cluster of microorganisms growing on a surface of or within a nutrient medium. A colony contains millions of bacteria cells.
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(n) a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of govern [..]
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A group of the same kind of animal species living together.
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a territory settled or conquered by a people from a distant land for the purpose of expanding cultural, economic, or political power
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Residential Treatment centers for individuals with Leprosy.
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A group of organisms of one species that live and interact closely with each other in an organized fashion.
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Of social insects, a group which co-operates in the construction of a nest and in the rearing of the young. Comb.
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a mass of microorganisms (germs) that may grow in or on a surface
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Distinguishable localized population within a species. (Ex: colony of ants)
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  Many individuals of a single species of insect, living & cooperating together. Complete Metamorphosis:
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A large group of a single species of organism, living close together. Some animals that live in colonies include ants and termites. Some plants that live in colonies include Yellow Pond Lily, cattails [..]
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A group of social insects
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A group of aphids found together at the same location on the same host. A colony is often composed entirely of a single vivipara and her clonal offspring. However, mixed colonies, either of different [..]
Source: aphid.aphidnet.org

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A locally isolated population of any given subspecies, the result of fragmented distribution in species with critical habitat requirements.
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a distinct localized population within a species; includes ants, termites and bees as well as some tent caterpillars, webworms, etc.
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a group of many bees who live and work together in a hive.
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a group of microbes growing on a culture plate. Typically, colonies arise from a single micro-organism, so all individuals in a colony can be considered clones of the original.
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A cluster of bacteria grown on a culture plate in enough number as to be visible to the naked eye
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"Colony" or "colonies of bees" refers to any hive occupied by bees.
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A visible clone of cells.
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A visible growth of micro organisms on a culture medium.
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A goup of bacteria in a culture derived from the multiplication of single cell ; usually visible to the unaided eye.
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A group of insects that are offspring from one queen and live and work together in a nest.
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a territory distant from the government having control over it
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