any of various ants of a reddish colour, esp. (a) a Eurasian ant of the genus Myrmica; (b) U.S. the Pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis.
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释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > family Formicidae or genus Formica > formica rufa (horse-ant) (4) red anteOE any of various ants of a reddish colour, esp. (a) a Eurasian ant of the genus Myrmica; (b) U.S. the Pharaoh's ant, Monomorium pharaonis. horse ant1721 a large species of ant. horse-emmet1755 = horse ant n. wood-ant1889 (a) a large ant, Formica rufa, living in woods; (b) a termite or white ant, which burrows in wood. |
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