macraner
/məˈkrɑːnə/ /maˈkranɛə/Entomology
noun
A particularly large male ant.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From macro- + aner, W. M. Wheeler's term for a male insect, especially a male ant from ancient Greek ἀνήρ man, male. First proposed as part of a system of classification by W. M. Wheeler.
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