- pleometrosis
- ple·o·me·tro·sis
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pleometrosis
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pleometrosis — n. [Gr. pleion, more; metros, mother] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A colony containing two or more fertilized egglaying females (queens); social colony foundation; monometrosis; polygyny; pleometrotic a; see primarypleometrosis, periodical pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleometrosis — … Useful english dictionary
periodical pleometrosis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In social Hymenoptera, a colony founded by a group of queens, however, after emergence of the first workers, all but one female disperse; see secondary pleometrosis, temporary pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
permanent pleometrosis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In social Hymenoptera, the foundation of colonies through swarming; see primary pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
primary pleometrosis — См. periodical pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
secondary pleometrosis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Hymenoptera, a process in a colony in which a founding queen is later joined by others to form a pleometrotic association; see pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
temporary pleometrosis — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In social insects, a colony in which two or more females share a nest that was founded by a single female; non founding females do not cooperate in nest development, and later disperse and found individual colonies; see… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pleometrotic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|träd.ik adjective Etymology: from New Latin pleometrosis, after such pairs as New Latin narcosis : English narcotic : of, relating to, or characterized by pleometrosis … Useful english dictionary
Yellow meadow ant — Taxobox | name = Yellow meadow ant image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera familia = Formicidae subfamilia = Formicinae genus = Lasius species = L. flavus binomial = Lasius flavus binomial… … Wikipedia
haplometrotic — a; see temporary haplometrosis, pleometrosis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
