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Malaysian exploding ant

Malaysian exploding ant noun: an ant found in Malaysia and Brunei that explodes suicidally as a defence mechanism, Colobopsis saundersi.

Noun

Malaysian exploding ant (plural Malaysian exploding ants)

  1. An ant found in Malaysia and Brunei that explodes suicidally as a defence mechanism, Colobopsis saundersi.
    Synonyms:
    suicide ant

Synonyms of Malaysian exploding ant

Forms of Malaysian exploding ant

pluralMalaysian exploding ants

Questions about Malaysian exploding ant

What does Malaysian exploding ant mean?
Malaysian exploding ant means an ant found in Malaysia and Brunei that explodes suicidally as a defence mechanism, Colobopsis saundersi.
What part of speech is Malaysian exploding ant?
Malaysian exploding ant is a noun.
What is the plural of Malaysian exploding ant?
The plural of Malaysian exploding ant is Malaysian exploding ants.

Words near Malaysian exploding ant in the dictionary

  1. malayoside
  2. Malays
  3. Malaysia
  4. Malaysian
  5. Malaysian English
  6. Malaysian exploding ant
  7. Malaysian flying lemur
  8. Malaysian flying lemurs
  9. Malaysian Sign Language
  10. Malaysianise
  11. Malaysianised

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