ergate

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “workman”)

Noun

ergate (plural ergates)

1. (entomology) A worker ant.
   • 1910, William Morton Wheeler, Ants: Their Structure, Development and Behavior, Columbia University Press, page 97:

     The worker (ergates) is characterized by the complete absence of wings and a very small (stenonotal) thorax, much simplified in the structure of its sclerites.

Derived terms

• dinergate
• gamergate

Anagrams

• greate