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Although the laying workers functioned in a queenlike manner, they were unable to suppress ovarian development as effectively as the queen.
b) Resembling a queen (reproductive female animal) or some aspect of one.
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queenlike — adj. like a queen, behaving as a queen … English contemporary dictionary
queenlike — adjective having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen queenly propriety clad in her queenly raiment Rosetti s queenly portraits of women • Syn: ↑queenly • Similar to: ↑noble • … Useful english dictionary
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queen — queenless, adj. queenlike, adj. /kween/, n. 1. a female sovereign or monarch. 2. the wife or consort of a king. 3. a woman, or something personified as a woman, that is foremost or preeminent in any respect: a movie queen; a beauty queen; Athens … Universalium
unqueenlike — adjective Not queenlike … Wiktionary
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