fundatrix

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noun

A female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.

OriginLatin fundātrīx →
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Meanings

nounfundatrix (plural fundatrices)

plural fundatrices

  1. biologyA female aphid hatched in the spring from an overwintering egg.

Origin

  1. Latinfundātrīx
  2. Englishfundatrix

Learned borrowing from Latin fundātrīx.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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