What is the meaning of slave-making ant?

noun

  • An ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
7
 
|15 years ago|263 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). slave-making ant. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slave-making_ant/definitions/1198708
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "slave-making ant" http://smartdefine.org/slave-making_ant/definitions/1198708 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, slave-making ant, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/slave-making_ant/definitions/1198708>.
MLAWordNet. "slave-making ant" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/slave-making_ant/definitions/1198708>