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green ant

green ant noun: a species dark green, metallic, ponerine ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, native to Australia.

Noun

green ant (plural green ants)

  1. A species dark green, metallic, ponerine ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, native to Australia.
  2. Any of the green coloured varieties of the green tree ant.

Forms of green ant

pluralgreen ants

Questions about green ant

What does green ant mean?
Green ant means a species dark green, metallic, ponerine ant, Rhytidoponera metallica, native to Australia.
What part of speech is green ant?
Green ant is a noun.
What is the plural of green ant?
The plural of green ant is green ants.

Words near green ant in the dictionary

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  2. green and pale
  3. green and wan
  4. green anole
  5. green anoles
  6. green ant
  7. green ants
  8. green apple aphid
  9. green apron
  10. green aprons
  11. green armies

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