warrior ant

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

  Warrior \War"rior\ (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour,
     guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.]
     A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life;
     a soldier; a champion.
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           Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton.
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     Warrior ant (Zool.), a reddish ant (Formica sanguinea)
        native of Europe and America. It is one of the species
        which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.
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