- nanitic
- na·nit·ic
English syllables. 2014.
nanitic
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Nanitic — workers, in ants (Hymenoptera) or termites (Isoptera), dwarf workers produced from either the first brood or later broods that have been subjected to starvation (Gay, in CSIRO; Wilson) … Wikipedia
nanitic — nāˈnid.ik, naˈ adjective Etymology: nan + itic : exhibiting or affected with nanism : atypically small nanitic worker ants … Useful english dictionary
nanitic worker — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Formicidae, dwarf workers produced in first broods or later starved broods … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
