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Language: Old English
Origin: swearm

swarm

1 noun
     
Related topics: Insects
swarm1 [countable]
1HBI a large group of insects, especially bees, moving together
2 a crowd of people who are moving quickly
swarm of
Swarms of tourists jostled through the square.
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