attine ant

at·tine ant

A5534350 (ăt′īn)n. See fungus-growing ant.
[From New Latin Attīnī, tribe name, from Atta, type genus of the tribe, perhaps from Latin atta, one who walks only on the front of the foot because of a defect, toe-walker (perhaps in reference to the long slender legs of fungus-growing ants), or from Greek and Latin atta, father (used as a term of respect for older men).]