Meanings
nounArgentine ant (plural Argentine ants)
plural Argentine ants
- A small, black ant belonging to the species Linepithema humilis, originally from Argentina, but now found in many places throughout the world.
Translations
Portuguese formiga-argentina, formiga argentina
- formiga-argentinaa small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
- formiga argentinaa small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
Russian аргенти́нский мураве́й
- аргенти́нский мураве́й (argentínskij muravéj)a small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
Spanish hormiga argentina
- hormiga argentinaa small, black ant belonging to the invasive species Linepithema humilis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Argentine ant
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APA
Argentine ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentine%20ant
MLA
“Argentine ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentine%20ant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Argentine ant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Argentine%20ant.
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