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trap jaw ant

trap jaw ant is the alternative form 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

Forms of trap jaw ant

pluraltrap jaw ants

Questions about trap jaw ant

What is trap jaw ant the alternative form of?
Trap jaw ant is the alternative form of trap-jaw ant.

Words near trap jaw ant in the dictionary

  1. trap door
  2. trap doors
  3. trap house
  4. trap houses
  5. trap in
  6. trap jaw ant
  7. trap jaw ants
  8. TRAP law
  9. TRAP laws
  10. trap maker
  11. trap makers

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