Meanings
nounmeat ant (plural meat ants)
plural meat ants
- Iridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.
Synonyms: gravel ant, mound ant, red ant, southern meat ant
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIridomyrmex purpureus, a carnivorous ant endemic to Australia.
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Origin
Named after its habit of stripping the meat off dead vertebrates.
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APA
meat ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meat%20ant
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“meat ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meat%20ant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meat ant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meat%20ant.
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