English Explanatory Dictionary

trap-jaw ant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of carnivorous ants, of the genus Odontomachus, that have mandibles that can snap shut on prey

Word forms

trap-jaw ant trap-jaw ants trapjaw ant trap jaw ant

Etymology

From trap + jaw + ant, because the mandibles (jaws) snap shut forcefully like a trap.

Synonyms

odontomach
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