mermithergate
noun
mer·mith·ergate
\¦mərmə̇th+\
Definition of mermithergate
: a worker ant hypertrophied and altered in bodily form by parasitic nematodes — compare mermithized
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Origin and Etymology of mermithergate
New Latin Mermith-, Mermis + English ergate
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