Amazon ant

noun

1. any of several ants of the genus Polyergus that raid the nests of other species, carrying off and enslaving the young.

amazon ant

noun

1. any of several small reddish ants of the genus Polyergus, esp P. rufescens, that enslave the young of other ant species

Example Sentences

It is not the yielding mass composed of soft earth and other heterogeneous materials as found in England, which can be demolished with a kick, should anyone have sufficient temerity to lay himself open to the attacks of the inmates by thus disturbing them; but the homes of the black ant, and the Amazon ant, in Argentina are quite a different affair.

From Project Gutenberg

An Amazon ant walks about eight feet per minute, but if the progress of a human Amazon were proportioned to her larger size, she could stride over eight leagues in an hour; and if proportioned to her greater weight, she would make the circuit of the globe in about twelve minutes.

From Project Gutenberg

And here, on a hot summer afternoon, is the Amazon ant, who leaves her barrack rooms in long battalions and marches far afield to hunt for slaves.

From Project Gutenberg