"rainbow ant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainbow ants [plural]
Etymology: Named for their blue-green iridescent sheen. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainbow ant (plural rainbow ants)
  1. Any ant of the genus Iridomyrmex. Categories (lifeform): Ants
    Sense id: en-rainbow_ant-en-noun-wlNNhMo0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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