army ant

English

army ants

Noun

army ant (plural army ants)

A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.

Synonyms

(ant in Dorylinae): driver ant, legionary ant

Derived terms

army ant syndrome

Translations

tropical nomadic ant

Dutch: trekmier f, legermier f
Finnish: sotilasmuurahainen
French: fourmi légionnaire (fr) f
German: Legionärsameise
Portuguese: formiga-correição f
Russian: кочево́й мураве́й m (kočevój muravéj)
Spanish: hormiga guerrera f, hormiga legionaria f, marabunta (es)
Swahili: siafu (sw)

References

army ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dorylinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Dorylinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dorylinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Dorylinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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