noun
EntomologyA genus of ants that comprises the Amazon ants; (also polyergus) an ant of this genus.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Lubbock (1834–1913), banker, politician, and scientific writer. From scientific Latin Polyergus from Hellenistic Greek πολύεργος hard-working from ancient Greek πολυ- + ἔργον work.
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