slave ant
English
editNoun
editslave ant (plural slave ants)
- Any of various species of ants which are captured and enslaved by another species, especially Formica fusca of Europe and America, which is commonly enslaved by Formica sanguinea.
- Synonym: negro ant
See also
editReferences
edit- “slave”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.