green-tree ant

A form of green tree ant — A species of arboreal tropical weaver ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, distributed from the Subcontinent through Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.

Meanings

noungreen-tree ant (plural green-tree ants)

plural green-tree ants

  1. alternativeAlternative form of green tree ant.
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