extranidal

adj

extranidal

adj

Etymology From extra- + nidal.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Outside a nest.

The first extranidal task, a foraging trip, is performed after the second or third orientation flight. The young worker may collect various types of loads, such as nest materials, food, and water […]1991, Kenneth G. Ross, Robert W. Matthews, The Social Biology of Wasps, page 247:

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