Extranidal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Outside a nest. not-comparable

    "The first extranidal task, a foraging trip, is performed after the second or third orientation flight. The young worker may collect various types of loads, such as nest materials, food, and water […]"

Example

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"The first extranidal task, a foraging trip, is performed after the second or third orientation flight. The young worker may collect various types of loads, such as nest materials, food, and water […]"

Etymology

From extra- + nidal.

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