army ant

ar·my ant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-mee ant]
- /ˈɑr mi ænt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-mee ant]
- /ˈɑr mi ænt/

Definitions of army ant words

noun army ant any of various mainly tropical American predatory ants of the subfamily Dorylinae, which live in temporary nests and travel in vast hordes preying on other animals 3
noun army ant any of a number of carnivorous ants that travel in long lines and prey on insects and animals in their path; esp., any of a genus (Eciton) of such ants of the American tropics and S U.S. 3
noun army ant any of the chiefly tropical ants of the suborder Dorylinae that travel in vast swarms, preying mainly on other insects. 1

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Origin of army ant

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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army ant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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