An ergatoid (from Greek ergat-, `worker` + -oid, `like`) is a wingless reproductive adult ant, anatomically intermediate in form between workers and winged queens or males. The related term ergatogyne, formerly often used interchangeably to refer to ergatoid queens (gynes), denotes any intercast female morphologically intermediate between work...
ergatoid A social insect with normal male characteristics and a worker-like body; an ergataner.ergataner, ergatoid A male ant resembling a worker.