Mermithergate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mermithergate is a noun meaning (entomology) A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
Meaning
(entomology) A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
Example Sentences
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 […]
Word Forms
- mermithergates
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ergatandromorph, gamergate, myrmecomorph, merithal, myrmecotrophy, mesoventrite.
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