ˌərˈgad.əˌjīn, ˈərgəd.ōˌj- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ergat- + -gyne
1. : a wingless queen ant resembling a worker
2. : a worker or soldier ant that develops female characteristics especially as a result of the attack of parasitic worms
• er·gat·o·gy·nic ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jīnik, | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|-, -jin- adjective
• er·ga·tog·y·nous |ərgə|täjənəs adjective
• er·ga·tog·y·ny ˌərgəˈtäjənē noun -es