macroergate

noun

mac·​ro·​ergate

"+

variants or less commonly macrergate

(ˈ)ma¦krərˌgāt

: a member of a caste of atypically large worker ants

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary macr- + ergate

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