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Meaning of ergate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A worker ant.

Examples

“The worker (ergates) is characterized by the complete absence of wings and a very small (stenonotal) thorax, much simplified in the structure of its sclerites.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Ergative ergative case ergative verb ergativeness ergativity ergatocracy