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n. [Gr. pteron, wing; ergates, worker](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)In Hymenoptera, a worker or soldier ant with vestigial wings.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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pterergate — pter·ergate … English syllables
pterergate — tər, (ˈ)ter + noun Etymology: pter + ergate : an abnormal worker ant with minute wings … Useful english dictionary
