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ergate

American  
[ur-geyt] / ˈɜr geɪt /

noun

  1. a worker ant.


Etymology

Origin of ergate

First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek ergátēs “worker, doer, producer,” equivalent to érgon “work” ( see work) + -atēs agent suffix

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