HyperDic: sanguinary_ant

English > 1 sense of the expression sanguinary ant:
NOUNanimalsanguinary ant, Formica sanguineaslave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere
English > sanguinary ant: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningslave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere.
SynonymFormica sanguinea
Member ofFormica, genus Formicatype genus of the Formicidae
Broaderslave-making ant, slave-makerAn ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants

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