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Meaning of mermithergate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.

Examples

“The normal worker castes of Pheidole gouldi are depicted in comparison with a mermithergate: side view of the body of a mermithergate, with the Mermis nematode visible through the intersegmental membranes of its gaster […]”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

mermithid mermonster mermother mermouse MERN Merna