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carpenter ant
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noun
a black or brown ant of the genus Camponotus that nests in the wood of decaying or dead trees in which it bores tunnels for depositing its eggs.
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Origin of carpenter ant
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby carpenter ant
carpe diem, carpel, carpellate, Carpentaria, carpenter, carpenter ant, carpenter bee, carpenter gothic, carpentering, carpenter moth, Carpentersville
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