Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

army ant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: army ant
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamilies Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.

Inflected Forms

army ants (plural)

Phrases

army ant syndrome

Synonyms

driver ant legionary ant

Questions

What does army ant mean?: A tropical nomadic ant, principally in the subfamilies Dorylinae and Leptanillinae, that preys on other insects.

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