English Explanatory Dictionary

leaf-cutter ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.

Word forms

leaf-cutter ant leaf-cutter ants leafcutter ant

Synonyms

leaf-cutting ant

Related words

leaf-cutter bee Atta Acromyrmex

Derived words

Texas leafcutter ant
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