"mermithergate" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mermithergates [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin mermithergata, from Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “cord, string”) + ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “worker”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|mermithergata}} New Latin mermithergata, {{der|en|grc|μέρμις||cord, string}} Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “cord, string”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mermithergate (plural mermithergates)
  1. (entomology) A worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes. Categories (topical): Entomology Categories (lifeform): Ants

Inflected forms

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