slave ant
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noun
an ant taken as a larva or pupa by ants of another species and becoming a working member of the captor colony.
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Origin of slave ant
First recorded in 1865–70
Words nearby slave ant
slaughterhouse, slaughterman, slaughterous, Slav, slave, slave ant, slave bracelet, Slave Coast, slave cylinder, slave driver, slaveholder
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British Dictionary definitions for slave ant
slave ant
noun
any of various ants, esp Formica fusca, captured and forced to do the work of a colony of ants of another species (slave-making ants)See also amazon ant
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