slave-making ant

noun

slave-mak·​ing ant ˈslāv-ˌmā-kiŋ- 

plural slave-making ants

: an ant (such as Formica sanguinea) that attacks the colonies of ants of other species and carries off the larvae and pupae to be reared in its own nest as workers (see worker sense 2)

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined above