swarm

nounmasculine/ẽˈʃɐmɨ/medium

en·xa·me

Definitions

1A large group of flying insects, especially bees or wasps, moving or living together.

A swarm of bees settled on the branch of the old oak tree.

The beekeeper carefully collected the swarm.

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Common collocations

a swarm of beesbee swarmswarm of locusts

2A large, moving crowd of people or things.

A swarm of shoppers descended on the sales on the first day.

The square was filled with a swarm of protesters.

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a swarm of peopleswarm of tourists

Do latim 'examen'.