单词 | house ant |
释义 | > as lemmashouse ant house ant n. any of various common ants which infest buildings; also with distinguishing word. ΚΠ 1807 J. Cordiner Descr. Ceylon I. xiv. 441 The common house ants always follow one another in a line, one by one. 1904 Science 30 Sept. 439/2 Some doubt attaches to all of these forms except M[onomorium] pharaonis, the tiny yellow house-ant of Old World origin. 1971 J. V. Osmun in R. E. Pfadt Fund. Appl. Entomol. (ed. 2) xviii. 524 As a group, the ants are numerous and highly successful. Those capable of developing within a structure include the black carpenter ant, Pharaoh ant, and the odorous house ant. 2008 A. V. Evans What's Bugging You? i. 28 Dead insects that accumulate on windowsills are also attractive to some house ants and should be removed frequently. < as lemmas |
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