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Camponotus

noun
Cam·po·no·tus | \ˌkampəˈnōtəs\

Definition of Camponotus 

: a genus of ants represented by many species throughout the world — see carpenter ant, sugar ant

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History and Etymology for Camponotus

New Latin, from campo- (from Greek kampē bend) + -notus

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