English Explanatory Dictionary

carpenter ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.

Word forms

carpenter ant carpenter ants

Etymology

From carpenter + ant.

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