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antiqueen en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + queen.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees.
    • The composition of a bee society is controlled by an antiqueen pheromone secreted by the queen. It inhibits the workers from raising a new queen... 1996, Eldra Pearl Solomon, Biology:
    • If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens. 1977, Claude Alvin Villée, Biology: