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单词 nutricial
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Definition of nutricial in English:

nutricial

adjective njuːˈtrɪʃl
Entomology rare, historical
  • Of or relating to the rearing of larvae by social insects; specifically in "nutricial castration", the inhibition of sexual development in workers (especially worker wasps) employed in this task.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From classical Latin nūtrīc-, nūtrīx nurse + -ial, after French nutricial.

 
 

Definition of nutricial in US English:

nutricial

adjectivenjuːˈtrɪʃl
Entomology rare, historical
  • Of or relating to the rearing of larvae by social insects; specifically in "nutricial castration", the inhibition of sexual development in workers (especially worker wasps) employed in this task.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From classical Latin nūtrīc-, nūtrīx nurse + -ial, after French nutricial.

 
 
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