nestmate — An animal that shares the same nest with another, especially insects in a colony
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: An animal that shares the same nest with another, especially insects in a colony
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnestmeɪt/
Example Sentences
- The queen bee's pheromones help her nestmates identify each other in the dark hive
- Even identical twin ants can tell if another ant is a nestmate or an intruder
- The confused termite accidentally attacked its own nestmate, mistaking it for an enemy after getting lost in the maze experiment
nestmate
NOUN[/ˈnestmeɪt/]
An animal that shares the same nest with another, especially insects in a colony
💡 Concept
An animal that shares the same nest with another, especially insects in a colony
🎵 Rhyme
Nestmate delivers checkmate to teammate!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈnestmeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnestmeɪt/
🌳Etymology
Rootnest
Suffix-mate
🎵Rhyme
checkmateclassmateteammate
checkmate
classmate
teammate
🔗Collocations
recognize nestmates
nestmate recognition
aggressive toward nestmates
nestmate discrimination
share resources with nestmates
📝Examples
“The queen bee's pheromones help her nestmates identify each other in the dark hive”
“Even identical twin ants can tell if another ant is a nestmate or an intruder”
😄 Fun example
“The confused termite accidentally attacked its own nestmate, mistaking it for an enemy after getting lost in the maze experiment”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
colony membernest companionhive mate
Antonyms
intruderoutsiderenemy
Related
colonyhiveswarmterritorypheromone
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