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单词 slave ant
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slave ant


noun

an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another species and becoming a working member of the captor colony.

Origin of slave ant

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby slave ant

slaughterhouse, slaughterman, slaughterous, Slav, slave, slave ant, slave bracelet, Slave Coast, slave cylinder, slave driver, slaveholder
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British Dictionary definitions for slave ant

slave ant

noun

any of various ants, esp Formica fusca, captured and forced to do the work of a colony of ants of another species (slave-making ants)See also amazon ant
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