slave-making ant

slave-making ant
/slayv"may'king/
an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
[1810-20]

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  • slave-making ant — [slāv′māk΄iŋ] n. an ant of any of several species that enslave ants of other species, as by raiding their nests to carry off pupae that are kept until they become useful as workers …   English World dictionary

  • slave-making ant — slave′ mak ing ant n. ent an ant that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves …   From formal English to slang

  • slave-making ant — noun an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants • Syn: ↑slave maker • Hypernyms: ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire • Hyponyms: ↑sanguinary ant, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • slave-making ant — noun Date: 1817 an ant that attacks the colonies of ants of other species and carries off the larvae and pupae to be reared in its own nest as slave workers …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • slave ant — n. any ant enslaved by a SLAVE MAKING ANT …   English World dictionary

  • slave ant — noun any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species • Hypernyms: ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire • Hyponyms: ↑Formica fusca * * * noun : an ant enslaved by a slave making ant * * * an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another …   Useful english dictionary

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  • slave maker — noun see slave making ant * * * slave maker, an ant that captures and forces other ants to work for it …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

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