Amazon ant


noun
  1. any of several ants of the genus Polyergus that raid the nests of other species, carrying off and enslaving the young.

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British Dictionary definitions for amazon ant

amazon ant

noun
  1. any of several small reddish ants of the genus Polyergus, esp P. rufescens, that enslave the young of other ant species

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