ergataner /ûr-gə-tāˈnər or -täˈnər/ noun

(Gr anēr man) a worker-like wingless male ant

erˈgative adjective (grammar)

Of a grammatical case which, in certain languages, eg Inuktitut and Basque, indicates the subject of a transitive verb (also ergative case)

An ergative word

ergativˈity noun

ergatocˈracy noun

(Gr kratos power) rule by the workers

ergatogyne /-jīˈnē/ noun

(Gr gynē woman) a worker-like wingless female ant

erˈgatoid adjective

Worker-like, wingless but sexually perfect

erˈgatomorph noun

An ergatoid ant

ergatomorphˈic adjective