tramp ant
tramp ant noun: any of various invasive species of ant often inadvertently transported in soil with cargo on ships, trains, etc.
Noun
tramp ant (plural tramp ants)
- Any of various invasive species of ant often inadvertently transported in soil with cargo on ships, trains, etc.
- The occurrence of highly invasive (tramp) ants (Passera 1994) is of concern, and Saks and Carroll (1980) showed that tramp ants could become abundant in disturbed areas while remaining uncommon in nearby undisturbed forests. Exotic tramp ant species have been found to produce major changes in...2004, S. Bradleigh Vinson, Sean T, O'Keefe, Gordon W. Frankie, Chapter 6: The Conservation Values of Bees and Ants in the Costa Rican Dry Forest, G. W. Frankie, Alfonso Mata, S. Bradleigh Vinson...
- Of the nearly 2000 known ant species in the country, almost 50 species are classified as tramp ants (Bueno and Campos-Farinha, 1999).2011, Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos, “2: Emerging Urban Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Brazil”, in Partho Dhang, editor, Urban Pest Management: An Environmental Perspective, page 21
Forms of tramp ant
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Origin of tramp ant
From tramp (“ship without a fixed schedule”) + ant, because they are often inadvertently carried on ships.
Questions about tramp ant
- What does tramp ant mean?
- Tramp ant means any of various invasive species of ant often inadvertently transported in soil with cargo on ships, trains, etc.
- What part of speech is tramp ant?
- Tramp ant is a noun.
- What is the plural of tramp ant?
- The plural of tramp ant is tramp ants.
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