English Explanatory Dictionary

fungus-growing ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any ant of the tribe Attini, which grow fungi in their ant colonies using food scraps, the fungi are then used to feed the colony.

Word forms

fungus-growing ant fungus-growing ants

Etymology

From fungus + growing + ant.

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