| 单词 | queenlessness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈqueenlessness ˈqueenlessness n. [in quot. 1853 after German Weiserlosigkeit, apparently a regional variant of Weisellosigkeit] ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > superfamily Apoidea (bees) > queen bee > state of having no queen queenlessness1853 1853 H. Dieck & S. Stutterd tr. L. L. Langstroth Hive & Honey-bee xii. 275 An experienced eye will decide upon the queenlessness, (to use the German term,) of a hive, from the restless appearance of the bees. 1920 H. Geary Bee-keeper's Vade-Mecum 136 This weakness may arise from several causes: dysentery, queenlessness, poor queens, or by severe losses in flying bees. 1994 Ethol., Ecol. & Evol. 6 507 The combination of polygyny and natural queenlessness is uncommon in ants. < as lemmas |
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