ergatotype

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noun

An additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.

OriginAncient Greek ἐργάτης →
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Meanings

nounergatotype (plural ergatotypes)

plural ergatotypes

  1. rarebiologyAn additional type specimen chosen as a paratype to exemplify the worker caste in a hymenopteran taxon.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐργάτης“worker”
  2. Englishergatotype

From Ancient Greek ἐργάτης (ergátēs, “worker”) + -type.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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