army ant

See also: army-ant

English

army ants

Noun

army ant (plural army ants)

A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that prey on other insects.

Synonyms

(ant in Dorylinae): driver ant, legionary ant

Translations

tropical nomadic ant

German: Legionärsameise
Portuguese: formiga-correição f

Russian: кочево́й мураве́й m (kočevój muravéj)
Swahili: siafu (sw)

References

army ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Dorylinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dorylinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Dorylinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Dorylinae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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