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单词 army ant
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army 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).
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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.
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