Definition of Camponotus
:a genus of ants represented by many species throughout the world — see carpenter ant, sugar ant
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Camponotus
noun
Cam·po·no·tus
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ˌkampəˈnōtəs
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Origin and Etymology of camponotus
New Latin, from campo- (from Greek kampē bend) + -notus
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