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pharaoh ant

(also pharaoh's ant)
Definition of pharaoh ant

noun

  • a small yellowish African ant that has established itself worldwide, living as a pest in heated buildings.
    • Monomorium pharaonis, family Formicidae

Origin:

so named because such ants were believed to be one of the plagues of ancient Egypt

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