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siafu en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili siafubor. English siafu Borrowed from Swahili siafu, from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Meanings

1. An army ant.
   • Male driver ants leave the colony soon after they hatch but are drawn to the scent trails left by colonies of siafu ants when they reach sexual maturity. 2016, Kevin Baker, The World's Most Dangerous Animals:
   • The siafus, together with the hyena, jackal and vulture, are the great scavengers of Kenya. 1957, William W. Baldwin, Mau Mau Man-hunt, page 216:

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