English Explanatory Dictionary

jet ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.

Word forms

jet ant jet ants

Etymology

From its jet-black colour.

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