"marabunta" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: marabuntas [plural]
Etymology: From the 1954 movie The Naked Jungle, perhaps directly from the other etymology, or from a parallel South American source, though this would apparently have been the first time it was applied to ants. Head templates: {{en-noun}} marabunta (plural marabuntas)
  1. A kind of army ant said to devour every living thing in its path Categories (lifeform): Ants, Hymenopterans, Vespids
    Sense id: en-marabunta-en-noun-I6ZqmR6W Disambiguation of Ants: 21 16 23 17 23 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 18 17 23 18 25 Disambiguation of Vespids: 18 17 23 18 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 16 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: marabuntas [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately from Kimbundu marimbondo, plural of rimbondo (“Sceliphron spirifex, a bright yellow and black wasp”), possibly via Portuguese marimbondo. Compare Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|kmb|marimbondo}} Kimbundu marimbondo, {{taxlink|Sceliphron spirifex|species}} Sceliphron spirifex, {{der|en|pt|marimbondo}} Portuguese marimbondo, {{cog|srn|marbonsu||wasp of the genus Polistes}} Sranan Tongo marbonsu (“wasp of the genus Polistes”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} marabunta (plural marabuntas)
  1. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:
    (Guyana) Polistes infuscatus
    Tags: Guyana Categories (lifeform): Ants, Hymenopterans, Vespids
    Sense id: en-marabunta-en-noun-ETbdkUUc Disambiguation of Ants: 21 16 23 17 23 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 18 17 23 18 25 Disambiguation of Vespids: 18 17 23 18 25 Categories (other): Guyanese English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 16 22
  2. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:
    (Guyana) a mud dauber or a mason wasp
    Tags: Guyana Categories (lifeform): Ants, Hymenopterans, Vespids
    Sense id: en-marabunta-en-noun-gANn4zHo Disambiguation of Ants: 21 16 23 17 23 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 18 17 23 18 25 Disambiguation of Vespids: 18 17 23 18 25 Categories (other): Guyanese English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 16 22
  3. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:
    (Caribbean) Synoeca surinama
    Tags: Caribbean Categories (lifeform): Ants, Hymenopterans, Vespids
    Sense id: en-marabunta-en-noun-KSFTn2MX Disambiguation of Ants: 21 16 23 17 23 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 18 17 23 18 25 Disambiguation of Vespids: 18 17 23 18 25 Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 16 22
  4. Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:
    (Caribbean) Polybia occidentalis and other species
    Tags: Caribbean Categories (lifeform): Ants, Hymenopterans, Vespids
    Sense id: en-marabunta-en-noun-1GpxqzRr Disambiguation of Ants: 21 16 23 17 23 Disambiguation of Hymenopterans: 18 17 23 18 25 Disambiguation of Vespids: 18 17 23 18 25 Categories (other): Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 10 29 16 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "glosses": [
        "Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:",
        "Polybia occidentalis and other species"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wasp",
          "wasp"
        ],
        [
          "species",
          "species"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Any of several large wasps known for their painful stings:",
        "(Caribbean) Polybia occidentalis and other species"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Caribbean"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "marabunta"
}

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