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mermithergates

mermithergates is the plural of mermithergate.

Meaning of mermithergate

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

Questions about mermithergates

What is mermithergates the plural of?
Mermithergates is the plural of mermithergate.

Words near mermithergates in the dictionary

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

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