carpenter ant
nounEtymology From carpenter + ant.
1
Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.
- Hypernyms
- formicine
- Hyponyms
- Florida carpenter ant, Hercules ant
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