army ant

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army ant

noun army ants

A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamilies Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.
Similar: driver ant, legionary ant

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noun tropical nomadic ant

Español	hormiga guerrera, hormiga legionaria, marabunta
Kiswahili	siafu
Português	formiga-correição
Français	fourmi légionnaire
Deutsch	Legionärsameise
Русский	кочево́й мураве́й kočevój muravéj

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@misc{army_ant_2026,
  title = {army ant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/army%20ant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}