ˈergatoˌgynen. [Greek γυνή woman] a worker-like ant with female characters.
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1970 Brown & Taylor in Insects of Austral. (Commonwealth Sci. & Industr. Res. Organization, Austral.) xxxvii. 952/2 Various wingless intermediates between queens and workers occur in some species. These are the ergatogynes (ergatoids).