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Vinony

cormus

noun

  1. the entire body or colony of a compound animal
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)məs/

noun

Etymology: From Ancient Greek κορμός (kormós, “trunk of a tree with the boughs cut off”), from κείρω (keírō, “shear”).

  1. A corm.
  2. An organism made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk where the buds remain attached.