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siafu

siafu noun: an army ant.

Noun

siafu (plural siafus or siafu)

  1. An army ant.
    • Male driver ants leave the colony soon after they hatch but are drawn to the scent trails left by colonies of siafu ants when they reach sexual maturity.2016, Kevin Baker, The World's Most Dangerous Animals
    • The siafus, together with the hyena, jackal and vulture, are the great scavengers of Kenya.1957, William W. Baldwin, Mau Mau Man-hunt, page 216

Forms of siafu

pluralsiafus
pluralsiafu

Origin of siafu

Borrowed from Swahili siafu, from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Questions about siafu

What does siafu mean?
Siafu means an army ant.
What part of speech is siafu?
Siafu is a noun.
What is the plural of siafu?
The plural of siafu is siafus.

Words near siafu in the dictionary

  1. Siachen Glacier
  2. SIAD
  3. siadenovirus
  4. siadenoviruses
  5. SIADH
  6. siafu
  7. siafus
  8. siah
  9. siah lah
  10. sial
  11. sial ah

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