honey-pot ant

noun

A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.

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honey antplerergaterepleterotund
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Meanings

nounhoney-pot ant (plural honey-pot ants)

plural honey-pot ants · alternative honey pot ant · alternative honeypot ant

  1. A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.
  2. The class of repletes, individuals of the colony which resemble honeypots.
  3. An individual ant of the type
  4. An individual ant of the replete class

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
honey antplerergaterepleterotund
Also see
honey ant

Origin

From honeypot + ant. From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival.

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Translations

Polish miodziarka
  • miodziarkatype of ant
Russian медо́вый мураве́й
  • медо́вый мураве́й (medóvyj muravéj)type of ant
Cite this entry
APA

honey-pot ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey-pot%20ant

MLA

“honey-pot ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey-pot%20ant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honey-pot ant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honey-pot%20ant.

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