Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antiqueen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tiqueen
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees.

Example Sentences

"If the queen dies there is no longer any "antiqueen" pheromone released and one or more of the nymphs develop into queens."
"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..."

Etymology

From anti- + queen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Questions

What does antiqueen mean?: Inhibiting the development of normal bees into queen bees.
Where does antiqueen come from?: From anti- + queen.

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