Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tiny, yellowish-red ant (Monomorium pharaonis) that is thought to be native to Africa and infests human dwellings worldwide.
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- noun A species of
ant , Monomorium pharaonis, native to theUnited States but introduced elsewhere.
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- noun small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From translation of New Latin pharaōnis, specific epithet (literally, “of Pharaoh,” perhaps in reference to the plagues of frogs, lice, flies, and locusts that afflict Egypt in the biblical book of Exodus ), from genitive of Late Latin Pharaō, Pharaōn-, Pharaoh; see Pharaoh.]
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