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Noun: wood ant  wûd ant
  1. Reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
    "Wood ants built their massive nest from pine needles and twigs";
    - Formica rufa

Derived forms: wood ants

Type of: ant, emmet, pismire

Part of: Formica, genus Formica

Encyclopedia: Wood ant