macrergaten.

Brit.

/maˈkrəːɡeɪt/, U.S.

/mæˈkrərɡeɪt/

Forms: 1900s– macrergate, 1900s– macroërgate.

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Makroergate.

Etymology: < German Makroergate (E. Wasmann 1895, in Biol. Centralbl. 15 606) < macro- macro- comb. form + ancient Greek ἐργάτης worker (see ergate n.).

Entomology. Now rare.

A worker ant of a relatively large subcaste.

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macrergate1901

1901 W. M. Wheeler in Amer. Naturalist 35 879 The larger macroërgates are nearly eight times as large as the normal workers.

1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants vi. 97 The macrergate is an unusually large worker form which in some species is produced only in populous or affluent colonies.

1915 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Brit. Ants 40 The macrergate is larger in stature than the normal worker of the species in question.

1953 Q. Rev. Biol. 28 145/1 Worker... Includes the macrergate, gynaecoid, and cryptogyne of Wheeler.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	macrergate
释义	macrergaten. Brit. /maˈkrəːɡeɪt/, U.S. /mæˈkrərɡeɪt/ Forms: 1900s– macrergate, 1900s– macroërgate. Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Makroergate. Etymology: < German Makroergate (E. Wasmann 1895, in Biol. Centralbl. 15 606) < macro- macro- comb. form + ancient Greek ἐργάτης worker (see ergate n.). Entomology. Now rare. A worker ant of a relatively large subcaste. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > worker > large macrergate1901 1901 W. M. Wheeler in Amer. Naturalist 35 879 The larger macroërgates are nearly eight times as large as the normal workers. 1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants vi. 97 The macrergate is an unusually large worker form which in some species is produced only in populous or affluent colonies. 1915 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Brit. Ants 40 The macrergate is larger in stature than the normal worker of the species in question. 1953 Q. Rev. Biol. 28 145/1 Worker... Includes the macrergate, gynaecoid, and cryptogyne of Wheeler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1901
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