gamergaten.

Brit.

/ˈɡaməɡeɪt/, U.S.

/ˈɡæmərˌɡeɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek γάμος , ergate n.

Etymology: < ancient Greek γάμος marriage (see -gam comb. form) + ergate n.

Entomology.

In some eusocial insects, esp. certain ants: a worker (female) that can become capable of reproducing, esp. when the queen has died. Also in certain casteless social insects: any dominant reproductive female in a colony in which most females do not reproduce.

ΚΠ

1984 C. Peeters & R. Crewe Naturwissenschaften 71 50/1 The fertile workers may be called gamergates (‘married workers’) to distinguish them from ergatoids.

1997 J. C. Chloe & B. J. Crespi Evol. Social Behavior Insects & Arachnids 385 Gamergates have a relatively short lifespan, but they can be replaced in colonies without too many risks to colony survival.

2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xv. 465 These authors make a case for eusociality in [the beetle] P[latypus] incompertus as the colony enters the ‘gamergate’ phase.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gamergate
释义	gamergaten. Brit. /ˈɡaməɡeɪt/, U.S. /ˈɡæmərˌɡeɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek γάμος , ergate n. Etymology: < ancient Greek γάμος marriage (see -gam comb. form) + ergate n. Entomology. In some eusocial insects, esp. certain ants: a worker (female) that can become capable of reproducing, esp. when the queen has died. Also in certain casteless social insects: any dominant reproductive female in a colony in which most females do not reproduce. ΚΠ 1984 C. Peeters & R. Crewe Naturwissenschaften 71 50/1 The fertile workers may be called gamergates (‘married workers’) to distinguish them from ergatoids. 1997 J. C. Chloe & B. J. Crespi Evol. Social Behavior Insects & Arachnids 385 Gamergates have a relatively short lifespan, but they can be replaced in colonies without too many risks to colony survival. 2006 J. T. Costa Other Insect Societies xv. 465 These authors make a case for eusociality in [the beetle] P[latypus] incompertus as the colony enters the ‘gamergate’ phase. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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