macranern.

Brit.

/məˈkrɑːnə/,

/maˈkranɛə/, U.S.

/məˈkrɑnər/,

/ˈmækræˌnɛr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: macro- comb. form, English aner.

Etymology: < macro- comb. form + aner, W. M. Wheeler's term for a male insect, especially a male ant < ancient Greek ἀνήρ man, male (see andro- comb. form). First proposed as part of a system of classification by W. M. Wheeler (see quot. 1907, and compare quot. 1990). Compare earlier macrergate n.

Entomology.

A particularly large male ant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant

anteOE

emmeteOE

mirea1300

maur1366

pismirec1395

formice1484

merpyss1527

calicrat?1590

pissant1649

formica1865

muryan1865

macraner1907

1907 W. M. Wheeler in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 23 54 The macranēr is an unusually large form of male which occasionally occurs in populous colonies.

1915 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Brit. Ants 36 The macraner is larger than the normal male of the species in question, and is occasionally to be met with in populous colonies.

1990 B. Hölldobler & E. O. Wilson Ants viii. 347/1 The small males, or ‘micraners’, appear to mature later, display sharper circadian activity peaks, and disperse farther than the larger males, or ‘macraners’... This size dimorphism is still basically different from a true caste system, since it adds nothing to labor organization within the colony.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macraner
释义	macranern. Brit. /məˈkrɑːnə/, /maˈkranɛə/, U.S. /məˈkrɑnər/, /ˈmækræˌnɛr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: macro- comb. form, English aner. Etymology: < macro- comb. form + aner, W. M. Wheeler's term for a male insect, especially a male ant < ancient Greek ἀνήρ man, male (see andro- comb. form). First proposed as part of a system of classification by W. M. Wheeler (see quot. 1907, and compare quot. 1990). Compare earlier macrergate n. Entomology. A particularly large male ant. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant anteOE emmeteOE mirea1300 maur1366 pismirec1395 formice1484 merpyss1527 calicrat?1590 pissant1649 formica1865 muryan1865 macraner1907 1907 W. M. Wheeler in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 23 54 The macranēr is an unusually large form of male which occasionally occurs in populous colonies. 1915 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Brit. Ants 36 The macraner is larger than the normal male of the species in question, and is occasionally to be met with in populous colonies. 1990 B. Hölldobler & E. O. Wilson Ants viii. 347/1 The small males, or ‘micraners’, appear to mature later, display sharper circadian activity peaks, and disperse farther than the larger males, or ‘macraners’... This size dimorphism is still basically different from a true caste system, since it adds nothing to labor organization within the colony. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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