Definition of Carpenter ant
(Zool.)
any
species
of
ant
which
gnaws
galleries
in
the
wood
of
trees
and
constructs
its
nests
therein
.
They
usually
select
dead
or
somewhat
decayed
wood
.
The
common
large
American
species
is
Formica
Pennsylvanica
.
See also:
Carpenter
Related Words
ant
,
Camponotus
,
emmet
,
genus
Camponotus
,
pismire
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