doryline
Definition of doryline
: of or relating to dorylines
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Origin and Etymology of doryline
New Latin Dorylinae, subfamily of ants, from Dorylus, type genus (from Greek dory wood, trunk of a tree, spear) + -inae — more at tree
doryline
Definition of doryline
: any of various large specialized migratory tropical ants that are blind except for the functional males : army ant
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