mermithergate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.

Word forms

mermithergate mermithergates

Etymology

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

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