Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
leaf smut
leaf spot
leaf spring
leaf through
leaf trace
leaf tyer
leafage
leafbird
leafcutter ant
leafhopper
leafhopper assassin bug
leaflet
leafleteer
leafstalk
leafy
league (1)
league (2)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

leafcutter ant
leaf·cut·ter ant [ lf kùttər ànt ] (plural leaf·cut·ter ants)


noun 
Definition:
 
ant feeding on fungus: an ant that cuts leaves into pieces to use as fertilizer for the fungi it grows in its nest for food. Native to: tropical America.  Genus Atta.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft