honey-pot ant

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.
  2. The class of repletes, individuals of the colony which resemble honeypots.
  3. An individual ant of the type
  4. An individual ant of the replete class

词形变化

honey-pot ants plural honey pot ant alternative honeypot ant alternative

词源

From honeypot + ant.
From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival.
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