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any of several ants of the genus Polyergus that raid the nests of other species, carrying off and enslaving the young.
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Amazon ant
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Amazon ant — Amazon Am a*zon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [1913 Webster] 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A name numerous species of South… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amazon ant — noun a small reddish ant which captures the pupae of other ant colonies to raise as slaves. [Genus Polyergus.] … English new terms dictionary
Amazon ant — /ˌæməzən ˈænt/ (say .amuhzuhn ant) noun a species of red ant, Polyergus rufescens, that steals and enslaves the young of other species …
Amazon ant — noun small reddish slave making ant species • Syn: ↑Polyergus rufescens • Hypernyms: ↑slave making ant, ↑slave maker • Member Holonyms: ↑Polyergus, ↑genus Polyergus … Useful english dictionary
Amazon-ant — … Useful english dictionary
Amazon — Am a*zon, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [1913 Webster] 2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) A name numerous species of South American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Amazon — Amazon1 [am′ə zän΄, am′əzən] n. [L < Gr Amazōn, of unknown orig., but deriv. by folk etym. < a , without + mazos, breast, hence the story that the Amazons cut off one breast to facilitate archery] 1. Gr. Myth. any of a race of female… … English World dictionary
Amazon — /am euh zon , zeuhn/, n. 1. a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 mi. (6280 km) long. 2. Class. Myth. one of a race of … Universalium
Ant — Ant, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G. ameise. Cf. {Emmet}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus {Formica}, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. [1913 Webster] Note: Among ants … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ant bird — Ant Ant, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G. ameise. Cf. {Emmet}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus {Formica}, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. [1913 Webster] Note: Among… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
