slave ant

/sleɪv ænt/
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Other forms: slave ants

Definitions of slave ant
  1. noun
    any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species
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    types:
    Formica fusca
    an ant frequently enslaved
    type of:
    ant, emmet, pismire
    social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
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