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queenlike

adj — 2 senses

queenlike

adj

Etymology From queen + -like.

1

Resembling or characteristic of a queen (female monarch); regal, majestic.

2

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology Resembling or characteristic of a queen (reproductive female animal).

  • Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.1991, Kenneth G Ross, Robert W Matthews, The social biology of wasps:

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