Meanings
nounlemon ant (plural lemon ants)
plural lemon ants
- Any ant of species Myrmelachista schumanni, that creates devil's gardens.
Origin
From the lemony taste of acids produced as part of their glandular chemical defence system.
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lemon ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemon%20ant
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“lemon ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemon%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lemon ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lemon%20ant.
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