e/Mermithergate

Information
has gloss	eng: A mermithergate is an ant worker that has a changed appearance as a result of a nematode infection. The word was coined by William M. Wheeler in 1910 . It is a combination of the nematode genus Mermis, for which Wheeler first described the phenomenon, and ergate, which means ant worker. Infected females (queens) are called mermithogynes.
lexicalization	eng: mermithergate
instance of	(noun) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic nematode worm, roundworm, nematode

Media
media:img	Camponotus.punctulatus.mermithergate.-.wheeler.svg
media:img	Pheidole.dentata.parasitized.-.wheeler.svg