SINCE 1828
myrmicine
noun
myr·mi·cine
| \
ˈmərməˌsīn ,
-sə̇n \
plural -s
Definition of myrmicine
: any of a large subfamily of ants having the pedicel of the abdomen in two well-marked segments and including many of the commonly encountered forms (as the little black ant, leaf-cutting ants, and the pavement ant)
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