Definition of Pharaoh ant

1. Noun. Small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest.

Exact synonyms: Monomorium Pharaonis, Pharaoh's Ant
Generic synonyms: Ant, Emmet, Pismire
Group relationships: Genus Monomorium, Monomorium

Definition of Pharaoh ant

1. Noun. A species of ant, ''Monomorium pharaonis'', native to the United States but introduced elsewhere. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pharaoh Ant

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phantom pains
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phantomlike
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phantosmia
phantosmias
pharaoh
pharaoh's ant
pharaoh ant (current term)
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pharaonically
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phare
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pharisaicalness
pharisaism
pharisaisms
pharisean

Literary usage of Pharaoh ant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Source-book of Ancient History edited by George Willis Botsford, Lillie M. (Shaw) Botsford (1912)
"Letter of To the king my lord speak thus: I Ebed-tob, thy serv- pharaoh. ant, at the feet of my lord the king, seven times seven Someone has prostrate ..."

2. Library of Choice Literature and Encyclopaedia of Universal Authorship by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon (1893)
"... and the daughter of Pharaoh, ant} adored fire and the hosts of heaven; I forsook the holy city, and commanded the Genii to rear the stupendous palace of ..."

3. The Works of President Edwards: With Valuable Additions and a Copious by Jonathan Edwards (1879)
"And so at the Red Sea, when pharaoh ant his host thought they were quite sure of their prey; yet God appeared, and destroyed them, and delivered his church. ..."

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