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WOOD ANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wood ant mean?
• WOOD ANT (noun)
The noun WOOD ANT has 1 sense:
1. reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
Familiarity information: WOOD ANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Formica rufa; wood ant
Hypernyms ("wood 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 ("wood ant" is a member of...):
Formica; genus Formica (type genus of the Formicidae)
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