| 释义 |
〔worker〕A member of a colony of social insects such as ants, bees, wasps, or termites, usually a sterile female but often a sexually immature individual of either sex, that performs specialized work such as building the nest, collecting and storing food, and feeding other members of the colony.工蚁，工蜂：共生昆虫群中的一员，像蚂蚁、蜜蜂、黄蜂或白蚁，通常是不能生育的雌性，但经常也是两性中未成熟的个体，其行使像筑巢、收集和贮存食物等专门的工作，喂养共生群中的其他成员〔neuter〕A sexually undeveloped or imperfectly developed insect, such as a worker bee.无性昆虫：性不发达或不完善的昆虫，如工蜂 |