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Partial calque of translingual Camponotus herculeanus, as Hercules + ant.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hercules ant
Today it means: Camponotus herculeanus, a species of carpenter ant. Full definition →
Today it means: Camponotus herculeanus, a species of carpenter ant. Full definition →
Partial calque of translingual Camponotus herculeanus, as Hercules + ant.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.