Swarm

/swɔːm/ noun, verb

Definition

A large group of insects moving together, or to move in large numbers toward something.

Etymology

From Old English 'swearm,' related to German 'Schwarm.' The word originally described a group of bees leaving a hive together, and expanded to mean any large crowd moving as one unit.

Kelly Says

Honeybees swarm to establish new colonies, and the patterns they use to communicate positions of flowers through 'waggle dances' inspire modern search algorithms—nature's original data network.

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