skull-collecting ant

noun

Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.

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Meanings

noun
  1. informalbiologyFormica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.

Origin

From skull + collecting + ant.

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

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

Chicago

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

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