carpenter ant

noun

Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.

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Meanings

nouncarpenter ant (plural carpenter ants)

plural carpenter ants

  1. Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood.

Origin

From carpenter + ant.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 巨山蟻 /巨山蚁
  • 巨山蟻 /巨山蚁 (jùshānyǐ)Translations
Russian мураве́й-древото́чец
  • мураве́й-древото́чец (muravéj-drevotóčec)Translations
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APA

carpenter ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20ant

MLA

“carpenter ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carpenter ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carpenter%20ant.

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