ergataner

noun

er·​ga·​ta·​ner

¦ərgə¦tānər,

-tä¦ne(ə)r

plural -s

: a male ant that resembles a worker

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ergat- + Greek anēr man (male person)

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