army ant

English

army ants

Noun

army ant (plural army ants)

1. A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamiles Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.

Synonyms

• (ant in Dorylinae): driver ant, legionary ant

Derived terms

• army ant syndrome

Translations

tropical nomadic ant

• Dutch: trekmier f, legermier f
• Finnish: sotilasmuurahainen
• French: fourmi légionnaire (fr) f
• German: Legionärsameise
• Portuguese: formiga-correição f
• Russian: кочево́й мураве́й m (kočevój muravéj)
• Spanish: hormiga guerrera f, hormiga legionaria f, marabunta (es)
• Swahili: siafu (sw)

References

• army ant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dorylinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Dorylinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dorylinae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Dorylinae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.