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after-swarm
after-swarm n. 
/ˈaftəswɔːm/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftəswɔːm/
, /ˈɑːftəswɔːm//ˈaftəswɔːm/U.S. /ˈæftərˌswɔrm/
a second swarm of bees./ˈæftərˌswɔrm/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > swarm of bees > second of season
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castling1634
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piper1884
1609 C. Butler Feminine Monarchie v. sig. E6v A yeereling..doth..naturally & vsually cast twise, a prime-swarme & an after-swarme.
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The after-swarms differ from the prime, in that the latter are directed by the vulgar or the crowd of bees.
1884 J. Phin Dict. Apiculture 53 Piper, an after-swarm having a virgin queen.
2004 L. Schwartz Angels Crest 152 It was a small swarm, probably an after-swarm, and she knew it wasn't enough with which to start a new hive.
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- semirapacious
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