Meanings
nounleaf-cutter ant (plural leaf-cutter ants)
plural leaf-cutter ants · alternative leafcutter ant
- Any of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.
Synonyms: leaf-cutting ant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the 41 species of ants in the genera Atta and Acromyrmex, that cut fragments from leaves and takes them to its colony's nest.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 切葉蟻 /切叶蚁
- 切葉蟻 /切叶蚁 (qiēyèyǐ)type of ant
Estonian lehelõikaja-sipelgas
- lehelõikaja-sipelgastype of ant
Finnish lehdenleikkaajamuurahainen
- lehdenleikkaajamuurahainentype of ant
French fourmi coupe-feuille
- fourmi coupe-feuilletype of ant
German Blattschneiderameise
- Blattschneiderameisetype of ant
Japanese 葉切蟻
- 葉切蟻 (hakiriari)type of ant
Korean 가위개미
- 가위개미 (gawigaemi)type of ant
Polish mrówka liściarka
- mrówka liściarkatype of ant
Portuguese formiga cortadeira
- formiga cortadeiratype of ant
Russian мураве́й-листоре́з
- мураве́й-листоре́з (muravéj-listoréz)type of ant
Spanish hormiga arriera, hormiga cortadora
- hormiga arrieratype of ant
- hormiga cortadoratype of ant
- bachacotype of ant
- bibijaguatype of ant
- chancharratype of ant
- chicatanatype of ant
- coquitype of ant
- hormiga culonatype of ant
- mochomotype of ant
- nucútype of ant
- tujotype of ant
- zompopatype of ant
Swedish bladskärarmyra
- bladskärarmyratype of ant
Tagalog antik
- antiktype of ant
Cite this entry
APA
leaf-cutter ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-cutter%20ant
MLA
“leaf-cutter ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-cutter%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf-cutter ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf-cutter%20ant.
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