English Explanatory Dictionary

honey-pot ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.
  2. The class of repletes, individuals of the colony which resemble honeypots.
  3. An individual ant of the type
  4. An individual ant of the replete class

Word forms

honey-pot ant honey-pot ants honey pot ant honeypot ant

Etymology

From honeypot + ant. From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival.

Synonyms

honey ant plerergate replete rotund

Related words

honeypot honey-pot honey pot honey pot ant
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