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noun
Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: ant, emmet, pismire
History
From carpenter + ant.
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