English Explanatory Dictionary

meat ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Iridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.

Word forms

meat ant meat ants

Etymology

Named after its habit of stripping the meat off dead vertebrates.

Synonyms

gravel ant mound ant red ant southern meat ant
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