| 释义 |
micrergate Zool.|maɪˈkrɜːgeɪt|
[f. Gr. µικρ-ός small + ἐργάτης worker.]
A small worker ant.
1907W. M. Wheeler in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. XXIII. 56 The micrergate, or dwarf worker, is a worker of unusually small stature. It appears as a normal or constant form in the first brood of all colonies that are founded by isolated females. 1915H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Brit. Ants 41 The micrergate is a worker of unusually small size. |