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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:
1865–70
1865–70
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Slave ant
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| slave ant | |
| —n | |
| See also amazon ant 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) | |
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