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trapjaw ant

trapjaw 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 trapjaw ant

pluraltrapjaw ants

Questions about trapjaw ant

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

Words near trapjaw ant in the dictionary

  1. trapidil
  2. Trapido
  3. Trapidos
  4. traping
  5. trapjaw
  6. trapjaw ant
  7. trapjaw ants
  8. trapjaws
  9. trapless
  10. traplike
  11. trapline

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