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Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colonys nest.
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leaf-cutter ant — leaf cutter ant, any one of various, largely tropical, American ants that subsist entirely on small mushrooms which they raise underground on a mulch of cut leaves; umbrella ant; parasol ant … Useful english dictionary
leaf-cutting ant — noun A leaf cutter ant … Wiktionary
leaf-cutting ant — noun see leaf cutter … New Collegiate Dictionary
leaf cutter — noun 1. : leaf cutting ant 2. or leaf cutter bee : leaf cutting bee … Useful english dictionary
leaf-cutter — noun Date: 1870 any of various chiefly tropical American ants (genus Atta) that cut and carry off the leaves of plants which they use in culturing fungi for food called also leaf cutting ant … New Collegiate Dictionary
leaf|cut|ter — «LEEF KUHT uhr», noun. 1. = leaf cutter ant. (Cf. ↑leaf cutter ant) 2. = leaf cutter bee. (Cf. ↑leaf cutter bee) … Useful english dictionary
leaf-cut|ting ant — «LEEF KUHT ihng», = leaf cutter ant. (Cf. ↑leaf cutter ant) … Useful english dictionary
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
ant — n. 1) army; carpenter; harvester; honey; leaf cutter ants 2) a colony of ants * * * [ænt] carpenter harvester honey leaf cutter ants a colony of ants army … Combinatory dictionary
umbrella ant — noun Etymology: so called from the fact that it sometimes carries bits of leaves on its back : leaf cutting ant * * * umbrella ant, = leaf cutter ant. (Cf. ↑leaf cutter ant) … Useful english dictionary
