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ghost ant

ghost ant noun: an ant of species Tapinoma melanocephalum, with a dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster, widespread in tropical and semitropical environments.

ghost ant: an ant of species Tapinoma melanocephalum, with a dark head and pale or translucent legs and...
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Noun

ghost ant (plural ghost ants)

  1. An ant of species Tapinoma melanocephalum, with a dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster, widespread in tropical and semitropical environments.

Forms of ghost ant

pluralghost ants

Questions about ghost ant

What does ghost ant mean?
Ghost ant means an ant of species Tapinoma melanocephalum, with a dark head and pale or translucent legs and gaster, widespread in tropical and semitropical environments.
What part of speech is ghost ant?
Ghost ant is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost ant?
The plural of ghost ant is ghost ants.

Words near ghost ant in the dictionary

  1. Ghoshal
  2. Ghoshals
  3. Ghoshian
  4. Ghosn
  5. ghost
  6. ghost ant
  7. ghost ants
  8. ghost apple
  9. ghost apples
  10. ghost at the feast
  11. ghost band

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