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mermithergate

mermithergate noun: a worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.

Noun

mermithergate (plural mermithergates)

  1. A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
    • The normal worker castes of Pheidole gouldi are depicted in comparison with a mermithergate: side view of the body of a mermithergate, with the Mermis nematode visible through the intersegmental membranes of its gaster […]2003, Edward O. Wilson, Pheidole in the New World: A Dominant, Hyperdiverse Ant Genus

Forms of mermithergate

pluralmermithergates

Origin of mermithergate

From New Latin mermithergata, from Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “cord, string”) + ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “worker”).

Questions about mermithergate

What does mermithergate mean?
Mermithergate means a worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
What part of speech is mermithergate?
Mermithergate is a noun.
What is the plural of mermithergate?
The plural of mermithergate is mermithergates.

Words near mermithergate in the dictionary

  1. Mermelsteins
  2. mermen
  3. mermin
  4. mermite
  5. mermites
  6. mermithergate
  7. mermithergates
  8. mermithid
  9. mermithids
  10. mermonster
  11. mermonsters

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