acidopore

English

noun

Definitions

(zoology) A conical structure with a small terminal opening, at the posterior end of an ant’s gaster through which it sprays formic acid and associated hydrocarbons, collectively comprising the venom. This structure is unique to, but characteristic of all members of the ant subfamily Formicinae.

Etymology

Affix from English acid + English pore (study carefully, opening, read).

Origin

English

pore

Gloss

study carefully, opening, read

Concept

Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

aberic acid English
acid English
acidaemia English
acidemia English
acidergic English
acidhead English
acidic English
acidify English
acidimeter English
acidimetre English
acidimetric English
acidimetry English
acidise English
acidization English
acidize English
acidless English
acidly English
acidness English
acidocyte English
acidogenesis English
acidogenic English
acidoid English
acidolysis English
acidometer English
acidophil English
acidophile English
acidophilia English
acidophilic English
acidophyte English
acidosis English
acidotropic English
acidproof English
aciduria English
acidy English
aldehydic acid English
antacid English
antiacid English
biacid English
biopore English
blastopore English
boswellic acid English
cubebic acid English
dactylopore English
diacid English
electropore English
gastropore English
glucosaminic acid English
gonopore English
haloacid English
hemipore English
hexacid English
hydracid English
hyperacid English
hypoacid English
interpore English
intrapore English
isoacid English
isopore English
ketoacid English
macropore English
melilotic acid English
mesopore English
micropore English
millipore English
monacid English
monoacid English
nanopore English
naphthenic acid English
nephridiopore English
nephropore English
neuropore English
nonacid English
nucleopore English
orthoacid English
overacid English
oxoacid English
oxyacid English
parapore English
pentacid English
peracid English
peroxyacid English
phenoxyacid English
photoacid English
polyacid English
polypore English
poration English
pore English
pored English
porefield English
poreless English
porelike English
porer English
porewater English
poriferous English
porin English
poroid English
poroma English
pory English
prepore English
protopore English
pyroacid English
rhodeoretinic acid English
scammonic acid English
semiacid English
subacid English
sulfacid English
sulfoacid English
sulphoacid English
superacid English
tetraacid English
tetracid English
thermoacidophile English
thioacid English
triacid English
zaragozic acid English
*h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
pore Middle English
asid Welsh
အက်စစ် Burmese
asidi Swahili
aacit Gullah