carpenter ant

English

A closeup of a carpenter ant

Etymology

From carpenter +‎ ant.

Noun

carpenter ant (plural carpenter ants)

1. Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.

Hypernyms

• formicine

Hyponyms

• Hercules ant

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 巨山蟻 / 巨山蚁 (jùshānyǐ)

• Russian: мураве́й-древото́чец (ru) m (muravéj-drevotóčec)