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slave-mak⋅ing ant

  [sleyv-mey-king]
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–noun
an ant of a species that raids the colonies of other ant species, carrying off larvae and pupae to be reared as slaves.
Origin:
1810–20
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slave-mak·ing ant   (slāv'mā'kĭng)
n.  Any of various species of ant, such as Formica sanguinea of Europe, that raid the nests of other ants and carry off the pupae in order to provide workers for their own colony.
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