| 单词 | black ant |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack ant black ant n. any of various dark-coloured ants; esp. the small Lasius niger (also black garden ant), found widely in Europe and parts of Asia and North America. ΚΠ 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. vii. ii. 956 There are great store of blacke Ants, which make holes in the earth, like field Mice. 1843 Penny Mag. 23 Dec. 491/2 The enslaved species are of two species, a black ant..and a mining ant. a1921 A. Teixeira de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Insect World of J. H. Fabre (1991) xxiii. 173 The distance covered by the nymph-stealing column varies: it all depends on whether Black Ants are plentiful in the neighbourhood. 2006 M. Golley Compl. Garden Wildlife Bk. (2007) 75 The Black Garden Ant is a familiar sight, very common in gardens. < as lemmas |
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