Antiqueen
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees. not-comparable
"If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens."
Example
More examples"If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens."
Etymology
From anti- + queen.
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