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ant mill

ant mill noun: a phenomenon where a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle and eventually dying of exhaustion.

ant mill: a phenomenon where a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone...
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Noun

ant mill (plural ant mills)

  1. A phenomenon where a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle and eventually dying of exhaustion.
    Synonyms:
    death spiral

Synonyms of ant mill

Forms of ant mill

pluralant mills

Questions about ant mill

What does ant mill mean?
Ant mill means a phenomenon where a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle and eventually dying of exhaustion.
What part of speech is ant mill?
Ant mill is a noun.
What is the plural of ant mill?
The plural of ant mill is ant mills.

Words near ant mill in the dictionary

  1. ant farms
  2. ant hill
  3. ant hills
  4. ant lion
  5. ant lions
  6. ant mill
  7. ant mills
  8. ant mimicry
  9. ant mound
  10. ant mounds
  11. ant nest beetle

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