Nanitic

Nanitic

nanitic workers, in ants (Hymenoptera) or termites (Isoptera), dwarf workers produced from either the first brood or later broods that have been subjected to starvation (Gay, in CSIRO; Wilson).


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  • nanitic — nāˈnid.ik, naˈ adjective Etymology: nan + itic : exhibiting or affected with nanism : atypically small nanitic worker ants …   Useful english dictionary

  • nanitic — na·nit·ic …   English syllables

  • nanitic worker — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Formicidae, dwarf workers produced in first broods or later starved broods …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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