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/duy nerr"git/, n.a soldier ant.[DIN(O)- + ERGATE]
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dinergate — n. [Gr. deinos, terrible; ergates, worker] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A soldier ant, characterized by a huge head and mandibles (for defense) and a thoracic structure sometimes the size of the female, or in the development of its sclerites … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dinergate — din·er·gate … English syllables
dinergate — dīˈnərgə̇t noun ( s) Etymology: din + ergate : the soldier form of ants with polymorphic castes that is distinguished by a greatly enlarged head * * * /duy nerr git/, n. a soldier ant. [DIN(O) + ERGATE] … Useful english dictionary
Atta (genus) — Taxobox name = Atta image width = 250px image caption = queen of A. columbica regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Formicidae subfamilia = Myrmicinae tribus = Attini genus = Atta genus authority =… … Wikipedia
dinergatogyne — n. [Gr. deinos, terrible; ergates, worker; gyne, woman] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A mosaic form in ants, combining the characteristics of a dinergate and a ergatogyne … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
