单词 | meadow ant |
释义 | > as lemmasmeadow ant meadow ant n. either of two European ants, the small Lasius flavus (in full yellow meadow ant) and the large Formica pratensis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [noun] > suborder Apocrita, Petiolata, or Heterophaga > group Aculeata (stinging) > ant > member of genus Lasias turf-ant1816 meadow ant1879 1879 J. Lubbock Sci. Lect. iv. 136 The yellow meadow-ant keeps the underground kinds [of Aphides]. 1932 E. Step Bees, Wasps, Ants & Allied Insects 164 The Meadow Ant (Formica pratensis)..may be mistaken for the Wood Ant owing to its general similarity. 1987 Field Stud. 6 617 The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus) has a mainly southern distribution in Britain. < as lemmas |
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