slave ant

English

Noun

slave ant (plural slave ants)

Any of various species of ants which are captured and enslaved by another species, especially Formica fusca of Europe and America, which is commonly enslaved by Formica sanguinea.
Synonym: negro ant

See also

slave-making ant, slavemaker

References

“slave”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Svetlana

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