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jet ant

jet ant noun: a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.

Noun

jet ant (plural jet ants)

  1. A blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.

Forms of jet ant

pluraljet ants

Origin of jet ant

From its jet-black colour.

Questions about jet ant

What does jet ant mean?
Jet ant means a blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.
What part of speech is jet ant?
Jet ant is a noun.
What is the plural of jet ant?
The plural of jet ant is jet ants.

Words near jet ant in the dictionary

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