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Argentine ant

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ænt

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noun

Meaning 1

A small, black ant belonging to the species Linepithema humilis, originally from Argentina, but now found in many places throughout the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Portuguese: formiga-argentina — a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
  • Portuguese: formiga argentina — a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
  • Russian: аргенти́нский мураве́й (argentínskij muravéj) — a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
  • Spanish: hormiga argentina — a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis