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POLYERGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Polyergus mean?
• POLYERGUS (noun)
The noun POLYERGUS has 1 sense:
1. Amazon ants
Familiarity information: POLYERGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Amazon ants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Polyergus; Polyergus
Hypernyms ("Polyergus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Polyergus"):
Amazon ant; Polyergus rufescens (small reddish slave-making ant species)
Holonyms ("Polyergus" is a member of...):
family Formicidae; Formicidae (ants)
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