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thief ant
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noun
a small red ant, Solenopsis molesta, of North America, that nests in the walls of the nest of a larger species from which it steals eggs and young larvae.
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Origin of thief ant
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby thief ant
thick-skinned, thick-skulled, thick-tailed ray, thick-witted, thief, thief ant, thief in the night, like a, thief, thieves, Thiers, Thieu, thieve
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