odontomach
English edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of translingual Odontomachus
Noun edit
odontomach (plural odontomachs)
- (myrmecology, entomology) Any ant of the genus Odontomachus.
- Synonym: trap-jaw ant
- 2018 November 18, “Scientists have discovered the secret of ants who collect the ...”, in Planet Today[1]:
- Their anthills and their environs were littered with the severed heads of giant odontomachs, which even spiders fear and respect.
- 2022 July 23, “VIDEO. Supersonic toothed ant jaw – Sciences et Avenir”, in GeekyNews[2], archived from the original on 5 December 2022:
- In most ants, their jaws are thin sticks with which insects pick up food. But in others, odontomachs, widely distributed in hot regions of ...