单词 | army ant |
释义 | > as lemmasarmy ant army ant n. any of numerous predatory ants, mainly of tropical and subtropical regions, which forage in large aggressive groups and do not form a permanent nest (cf. driver ant).This behaviour is shown by over 200 species of ant in at least four subfamilies; the most prominent genera among them are Eciton (Central and South America), Dorylus (Africa and Asia), and Aenictus (Old World). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > army ant visiting ant1855 army ant1870 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > member of genus Dorylus driver ant1843 driver1847 army ant1870 safari ant1910 siafu1959 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > member of genus Eciton (forager) forager1863 army ant1870 1862 C. N. Bell in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 32 266 The most remarkable [ants of the Mosquito Territory] are the ‘Tarring’ or marching-army ants: these make periodical forays in search of prey.] 1870 Frank Leslie's Pleasant Hours 7 361 The army ants of Africa, that peregrinate and devastate whole sections of country, devouring every living thing in their track. 1961 P. Gray Encycl. Biol. Sci. 41/1 Ant colonies may contain..several millions, as in the African Anomma army ants. 2008 Independent 7 Aug. (Extra section) 22/3 Back in the forest, a platoon of army ants were about to feast on some just-hatched wren chicks. < as lemmas |
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