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trap-jaw ants

trap-jaw ants is the plural of trap-jaw ant.

Meaning of trap-jaw ant

Noun

trap-jaw ant (plural trap-jaw ants)

  1. (informal) Any of a group of carnivorous ants, of the genus Odontomachus, that have mandibles that can snap shut on prey
    Synonyms:
    odontomach

Questions about trap-jaw ants

What is trap-jaw ants the plural of?
Trap-jaw ants is the plural of trap-jaw ant.

Words near trap-jaw ants in the dictionary

  1. trap-door
  2. trap-doors
  3. trap-house
  4. trap-houses
  5. trap-jaw ant
  6. trap-jaw ants
  7. trap-pop
  8. trapaceous
  9. trapan
  10. Trapanese
  11. Trapani

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