"green ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green ants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green ant (plural green ants)
  1. A species dark green, metallic, ponerine ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, native to Australia.
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  2. Any of the green coloured varieties of the green tree ant. Categories (lifeform): Ants
    Sense id: en-green_ant-en-noun-ddgcTgoS Disambiguation of Ants: 32 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

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