单词 | safari ant |
释义 | > as lemmassafari ant safari ant n. a driver ant or army ant of the predominantly African genus Dorylus; also called siafu. ΘΚΠ 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 1910 T. Roosevelt Afr. Game Trails xi. 325 Whenever we came to such a safari ant column, in its sunken way, crossing our path, the porter in question laid two twigs on the ground as a peace-offering to the ants. He said that they were on safari, just as we were, and that it was wise to propitiate them. 1966 B. Kimenye Kalasanda Revisited 51 Safari ants..those large, shiny black insects whose jaws clamp into flesh. 1991 P. Matthiessen Afr. Silences ii. 82 Once again our path has crossed that of the safari ant, siafu. < as lemmas |
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