queenright
English
Etymology
queen + right
Adjective
queenright (not comparable)
- (zoology, of colonies of bees, ants, etc.) Having a queen.
- 2012, Andrew Pullin, Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies
- We have yet to identify every factor involved, but one variable is whether the nest contains a queen ant (queenright) or is queenless.
- 2012, Andrew Pullin, Ecology and Conservation of Butterflies
Antonyms
- queenless