red ant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of red ant
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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The smell of everything made me nauseous, and inside my legs and arms, it felt like a red ant dance party.
From Washington Post
It leads a very unusual life, spending most of the year as a caterpillar inside red ant nests where it feeds on grubs.
From BBC
It’s named either for the Choctaw word for “red ant” or a French word for “thrift” or “friendship,” according to the city.
From Washington Post
Tackett was unconvinced while DeChambeau appeared to notice a “red ant” coming out of the hill.
From Fox News
Witnessing a sky full of spiders may be unnerving, but Dos Santos said that humans have nothing to fear: the venom of this species is not harmful to humans and its bite causes little more discomfort than a red ant bite.
From The Guardian
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