mermithergate
Meanings
noun
- A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin mermithergata, from Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “cord, string”) + ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “worker”).
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