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MONOMORIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Monomorium mean? 

MONOMORIUM (noun)
  The noun MONOMORIUM has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Formicidaeplay

  Familiarity information: MONOMORIUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MONOMORIUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Formicidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Monomorium; Monomorium

Hypernyms ("Monomorium" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Monomorium"):

Monomorium pharaonis; pharaoh's ant; pharaoh ant (small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest)

little black ant; Monomorium minimum (tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food)

Holonyms ("Monomorium" is a member of...):

family Formicidae; Formicidae (ants)


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