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Meaning of requeen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To change or replace the queen bee of a colony of bees.

Examples

“Requeening means changing the queen of a colony, either to secure better stock, or to replace a queen which...cannot furnish the eggs necessary to the development of a normal colony.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

requeened requeening requeens requench requenched requenches

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