单词 | slave nest |
释义 | > as lemmasslave nest slave nest n. Entomology an ant colony from which larvae, pupae, or adults are taken by ants of a different colony for use as workers (cf. sense A. 4). ΚΠ 1881 19th Cent. June 1004 An expedition of a third species (Amazons) had found a slave-nest to plunder, and were fairly on their march towards it. 1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xiii. 73 When they utilise scouts who have discovered an underground slave-nest, the army sometimes loses its way. 2000 Sci. News 19 Aug. 116/2 When raiders took a potential queen from the slave nest, they raised her and allowed her to fly off to start a new colony. < as lemmas |
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