单词 | king termite |
释义 | > as lemmasking termite b. The fertile adult male present in a termite colony, whose role is to mate with the queen and release pheromones which help regulate the caste structure of the colony. More fully king termite. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Pterygota > [noun] > division Exopterygota or Hemimetabola > order Isoptera > member(s) of (termites) > fully developed male king1781 1781 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 71 188 I do not mention the king in this case, because he is very small in proportion to the queen. 1847 W. B. Carpenter Zool.: Systematic Acct. II. Appendix 569 The royal chamber, so called on account of its being adapted for, and occupied by, the king and queen, is situated near the centre of the hillock. 1895 D. Sharp in Cambr. Nat. Hist. V. 361 Termites live in communities... The king and queen may be recognised by the stumps of their cast wings. 1915 Attica (Indiana) Daily Tribune 1 May 3/3 The king termite continues to inhabit the cell with the queen. 1954 F. C. Lane All about Insect World 102 But the termite ‘king’ may enjoy a long life with his queen in their royal chamber. 2014 E. O. Wilson Window Eternity viii. 81 At maturity it begins to reproduce, releasing virgin queens and kings to start new nests. < as lemmas |
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