antiqueen

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

anti- +‎ queen

Adjective[edit]

antiqueen (not comparable)

  1. Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees.
    • 1977, Claude Alvin Villée, Biology:
      If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens.
    • 1996, Eldra Pearl Solomon, Biology:
      The composition of a bee society is controlled by an antiqueen pheromone secreted by the queen. It inhibits the workers from raising a new queen...

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