dinergate

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noun

A large leaf-cutter ant; a major.

OriginAncient Greek δεινός →
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Meanings

noundinergate (plural dinergates)

plural dinergates

  1. biologyA large leaf-cutter ant; a major.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐργάτης“workman”
  2. Ancient Greekδεινός“terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”
  3. Englishdinergate

From din- + ergate, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “workman”).

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APA

dinergate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinergate

MLA

“dinergate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinergate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dinergate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dinergate.

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