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MONOMORIUM MINIMUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Monomorium minimum mean?
• MONOMORIUM MINIMUM (noun)
The noun MONOMORIUM MINIMUM has 1 sense:
1. tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food
Familiarity information: MONOMORIUM MINIMUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
little black ant; Monomorium minimum
Hypernyms ("Monomorium minimum" 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 ("Monomorium minimum" is a member of...):
genus Monomorium; Monomorium (a genus of Formicidae)
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