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compound
A substance formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements; for example, hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
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compound nest (s) (noun), compound nests (pl)
A nest containing colonies of two or more species of social insects: A compound nest can exist up to the point where the galleries of the nests anastomose (come together or open into each other) and the adults sometimes intermingle, but the broods of the species are still kept separate.
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