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ergatotype

ergatotype noun: an additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.

Noun

ergatotype (plural ergatotypes)

  1. (rare) An additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.

Forms of ergatotype

pluralergatotypes

Origin of ergatotype

From Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “worker”) + -type.

Questions about ergatotype

What does ergatotype mean?
Ergatotype means an additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.
What part of speech is ergatotype?
Ergatotype is a noun.
What is the plural of ergatotype?
The plural of ergatotype is ergatotypes.

Words near ergatotype in the dictionary

  1. ergatoid
  2. ergatoids
  3. ergatomorph
  4. ergatomorphic
  5. ergatomorphs
  6. ergatotype
  7. ergatotypes
  8. erged
  9. ergh
  10. Ergilian
  11. ergine

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