red ant en · NOUN
Meanings
- Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ An ant of the genus Myrmica, especially the European red ant or common red ant (Myrmica rubra).
- (US) Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis).
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(Australia) Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The meat ant (Iridomyrmex purpureus), endemic to Australia.
Breakfast was the white heart of a sand palm – succulent and bitter-sweet – and for ‘jam’ we ate bush apples and red ants with green bottoms that were so full of vitamin C they tasted like stings.
2002, Victoria Finlay, Colour, Sceptre, page 51:
- Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus), native to southwestern US.
- Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), native to South America, but broadly invasive.
- Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The European red wood ant (Formica polyctena or Formica pratensis).
- Any of various red-coloured ants. ▸ The red bull ant (Myrmecia gulosa).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| red ants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
fire ant · black ant · white ant
Translations (4)
pam salusad (Myrmica rubra) · nv wóláchííʼ (Myrmica rubra) · ru кра́сный мураве́й (Myrmica rubra) · tl kuwitib (Myrmica rubra)