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LEGIONARY ANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does legionary ant mean?
• LEGIONARY ANT (noun)
The noun LEGIONARY ANT has 1 sense:
1. tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
Familiarity information: LEGIONARY ANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
army ant; driver ant; legionary ant
Hypernyms ("legionary ant" is a kind of...):
ant; emmet; pismire (social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers)
Holonyms ("legionary ant" is a member of...):
Dorylinae; subfamily Dorylinae (army ants)
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