gōng

technical
noun
biology

Meaning of 工蚁

工蚁 means worker ant; sterile female ant with underdeveloped reproductive organs. Pronounced gōng yǐ.

  • worker ant; sterile female ant with underdeveloped reproductive organs

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
xún
zhǎo
shí
zhào
yòu
chóng
 

Worker ants are responsible for searching for food and caring for the larvae.

Zài
zhè
ge
qún
zhōng
 
gōng
de
shù
liàng
chāo
guò
le
jiǔ
wàn
zhī
 

In this ant colony, the number of worker ants exceeds ninety thousand.

hòu
tóng
 
gōng
méi
yǒu
fán
zhí
néng
 

Unlike the queen ant, worker ants do not have reproductive capabilities.

Bīng
gōng
zhí
 
wéi
zhe
cháo
de
yùn
zhuǎn
 

Soldier ants and worker ants each perform their own duties, maintaining the operation of the nest.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ qún