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Camponotus

noun
1.
Carpenter ants.  Synonym: genus Camponotus.





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... they are fed by the worker ants, for whom this store of honey serves as a food supply. When the side of the distended abdomen is tapped, the ant passes the 'honey' out of its mouth, and it is then eaten. Three species are known in Australia, Camponotus inflatus, Lubbock; C. cowlei, Froggatt; and C. midas, Froggatt. The aboriginal name of ...
— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris


Words linked to "Camponotus" :   family Formicidae, arthropod genus, Formicidae, genus Camponotus, carpenter ant


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