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leaf-cutter ant

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.

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Synonyms: leaf-cutting ant

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Across languages

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25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 切葉蟻 /切叶蚁 (qiēyèyǐ) — type of ant
  • Estonian: lehelõikaja-sipelgas — type of ant
  • Finnish: lehdenleikkaajamuurahainen — type of ant
  • French: fourmi coupe-feuille — type of ant
  • German: Blattschneiderameise — type of ant
  • Japanese: 葉切蟻 (hakiriari) — type of ant
  • Korean: 가위개미 (gawigaemi) — type of ant
  • Polish: mrówka liściarka — type of ant
  • Portuguese: formiga cortadeira — type of ant
  • Russian: мураве́й-листоре́з (muravéj-listoréz) — type of ant
  • Spanish: hormiga arriera — type of ant
  • Spanish: hormiga cortadora — type of ant
  • Spanish: bachaco — type of ant
  • Spanish: bibijagua — type of ant
  • Spanish: chancharra — type of ant
  • Spanish: chicatana — type of ant
  • Spanish: coqui — type of ant
  • Spanish: hormiga culona — type of ant
  • Spanish: mochomo — type of ant
  • Spanish: nucú — type of ant
  • Spanish: tujo — type of ant
  • Spanish: zompopa — type of ant
  • Spanish: zompopo — type of ant
  • Swedish: bladskärarmyra — type of ant
  • Tagalog: antik — type of ant