Meanings
nounwood ant (plural wood ants)
plural wood ants
- Any of the mound-building ants of the Formica rufa subgeneric group.
- datedA termite.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounreddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
Similar
Formica rufa
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch bosmier
- bosmiermound-building ants of the Formica rufa subgeneric group
Finnish kekomuurahainen
- kekomuurahainenmound-building ants of the Formica rufa subgeneric group
Cite this entry
APA
wood ant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20ant
MLA
“wood ant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20ant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wood ant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wood%20ant.
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