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superorganism

noun su·per·or·gan·ism \-ˈr-gə-ˌni-zəm\

Definition of SUPERORGANISM

:  an organized society (as of a social insect) that functions as an organic whole
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First Known Use of SUPERORGANISM

circa 1899

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