"pavement ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pavement ants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pavement ant (plural pavement ants)
  1. An ant of a species that often nests under pavement or rocks:
    Any ant of genus Tetramorium, principally of the Old World.
    Sense id: en-pavement_ant-en-noun-U0TyDWYl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28
  2. An ant of a species that often nests under pavement or rocks:
    Any ant of genus Tetramorium, principally of the Old World.
    especially, a red pavement ant (Tetramorium caespitum), of western Eurasia.
    Derived forms: immigrant pavement ant (taxonomic: Tetramorium immigrans), Japanese pavement ant (taxonomic: Tetramorium tsushimae)
    Sense id: en-pavement_ant-en-noun-G9jMS4B- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28
  3. An ant of a species that often nests under pavement or rocks:
    A yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus), of western Eurasia.
    Sense id: en-pavement_ant-en-noun-vR~t6U1x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Myrmicine ants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Myrmicine ants: 27 27 46

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