"army ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: army ants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} army ant (plural army ants)
  1. A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects. Categories (lifeform): Ants Synonyms (ant in Dorylinae): driver ant, legionary ant Derived forms: army ant syndrome Translations (tropical nomadic ant): trekmier [feminine] (Dutch), legermier [feminine] (Dutch), sotilasmuurahainen (Finnish), fourmi légionnaire [feminine] (French), Legionärsameise (German), formiga-correição [feminine] (Portuguese), кочево́й мураве́й (kočevój muravéj) [masculine] (Russian), hormiga guerrera [feminine] (Spanish), hormiga legionaria [feminine] (Spanish), marabunta (Spanish), siafu (Swahili)

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