agricultural ant

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agricultural ant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Harvesting \Har"vest*ing\,
     a. & n., from Harvest, v. t.
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     Harvesting ant (Zool.), any species of ant which gathers
        and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known.
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     Note: The species found in Southern Europe and Palestine are
           Aphenogaster structor and Aphenogaster barbara;
           that of Texas, called agricultural ant, is
           Pogonomyrmex barbatus or Myrmica molifaciens; that
           of Florida is Pogonomyrmex crudelis. See
           Agricultural ant, under Agricultural.
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  Agricultural \Ag`ri*cul"tur*al\, a.
     Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged
     in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural
     implements, wages, etc. -- Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly, adv.
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     Agricultural ant (Zool.), a species of ant which gathers
        and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable
        species (Myrmica barbata) found in Texas clears circular
        areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known
        as ant rice.
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