Meanings
nounHercules ant (plural Hercules ants)
plural Hercules ants
- Camponotus herculeanus, a species of carpenter ant.
Origin
Partial calque of translingual Camponotus herculeanus, as Hercules + ant.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian червеногъ́рда дърве́сна мра́вка
- червеногъ́рда дърве́сна мра́вка (červenogắrda dărvésna mrávka)Componotus herculeanus
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APA
Hercules ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hercules%20ant
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“Hercules ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hercules%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hercules ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hercules%20ant.
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