polyergus

noun

poly·​ergus

1

capitalized : a genus of ants containing the Amazon ants

2

plural -es : any ant of the genus Polyergus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek polyergos hardworking, from poly- much (from polys much, many) + ergon work

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