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ponerine

ponerine adjective: of or relating to ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.

Adjective

ponerine (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to ants in the subfamily Ponerinae

Noun

ponerine (plural ponerines)

  1. Any ant in the subfamily Ponerinae

Forms of ponerine

pluralponerines

Questions about ponerine

What does ponerine mean?
Ponerine means of or relating to ants in the subfamily Ponerinae.
What part of speech is ponerine?
Ponerine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ponerine in the dictionary

  1. ponent
  2. ponente
  3. poneratoxin
  4. ponericin
  5. ponericins
  6. ponerine
  7. ponerines
  8. poneroid
  9. poneroids
  10. ponerological
  11. ponerology

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