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carpenter ant

car·pen·ter ant (plural car·pen·ter ants)


noun 
Definition:
 
large wood-boring ant: a large black or brown ant that bores into wood to make its nest. It usually bores into old or rotten wood, but it can also attack lumber in homes and cause much damage. Genus Camponotus.

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