The Collaborative International Dictionary
Warrior ant
Warrior \War"rior\ (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.] A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.
Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
--Milton.
Warrior ant (Zo["o]l.), a reddish ant ( Formica sanguinea) native of Europe and America. It is one of the species which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.
Wiktionary
warrior ant
n. 1 (&lit warrior ant English) 2 (taxlink Formica sanguinea species noshow=1)
Usage examples of "warrior ant".
Over the last thirty years, scientists had studied predator-prey interactions in everything from the lion to the hyena to the warrior ant.