mermithergate

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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 […]

词形变化

mermithergates plural

词源

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