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kelep

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[kel-ep, kuh-lep] / ˈkɛl ɛp, kəˈlɛp /

noun

  1. a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.

Etymology

Origin of kelep

1900–05; < Kekchi (Mayan language of Guatemala)

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