family Formicidae

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family Formicidae - ants Formicidaearthropod family - any of the arthropodsHymenoptera, order Hymenoptera - an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.ant, emmet, pismire - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workersgenus Monomorium, Monomorium - a genus of FormicidaeDorylinae, subfamily Dorylinae - army antsCamponotus, genus Camponotus - carpenter antsgenus Solenopsis, Solenopsis - fire antsgenus Formica, Formica - type genus of the Formicidaegenus Myrmecia, Myrmecia - bulldog antsgenus Polyergus, Polyergus - Amazon ants