driver ant

noun

army ant.

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Origin of driver ant

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby driver ant

driveaway, drivel, driveline, driven, driver, driver ant, driver ed, driver education, driver's license, driver's seat, driverless
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British Dictionary definitions for driver ant

driver ant

noun

any of various tropical African predatory ants of the subfamily Dorylinae, which live in temporary nests and travel in vast hordes preying on other animalsSee also army ant
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