English Explanatory Dictionary

pseudoqueen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bee that temporarily takes over the role of a lost or dead queen

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoqueen.wav

Word forms

pseudoqueen pseudoqueens

Etymology

From pseudo- + queen. Piecewise doublet of pseudogyne.

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