The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amazon ant
Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
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(Zo["o]l.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
Amazon ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of ant ( Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.