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单词 poneroid
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poneroidadj.n.

Brit. /ˈpɒnərɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpɑnəˌrɔɪd/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Ponera , -oid suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Ponera, genus name (see ponerine adj. and n.) + -oid suffix. Compare ponerid adj., ponerid n.
Zoology.
Resembling a ponerine ant; spec. designating a group of ants which includes the subfamily Ponerinae and certain closely related subfamilies. Also as n.
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1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Poneridæ Poneroid, a.
1906 Science 2 Feb. 188/2 The differences of social organization appear to forbid a close alliance of the true ants with the poneroid series.
1954 W. L. Brown in Insectes Sociaux 1 26 (heading) The Poneroid Complex is here considered to include Ponerinæ, Cerapachyinæ, Myrmicinæ, Dorylinæ and Leptanillinæ.
1967 Psyche 74 14 The split between myrmecioids and poneroids must have come at a time when ants were still very wasp-like.
2000 Insect Systematics & Evol. 31 59 This result illustrates the need for a full taxonomic revision of the poneroid group.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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