trap-jaw ant
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English
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Etymology
From trap + jaw + ant, because the mandibles (jaws) snap shut forcefully like a trap.
Noun
trap-jaw ant (plural trap-jaw ants)
- (entomology, informal) Any of a group of carnivorous ants, of the genus Odontomachus, that have mandibles that can snap shut on prey
- Synonym: odontomach (formal)