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Meaning of turtle ant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of the tree-dwelling ants of the tribe Cephalotini (genera Cephalotes and Procryptocerus).

Examples

“The species he concentrated on was Cephalotes atratus, a slate-black “turtle ant” with a flattened body. High-speed videos proved that when dislodged from a tree, a turtle ant stretches out her body and limbs and aligns herself with respect to the ground so that she doesn't turn head over heels.”

“The crab spider of South America feeds mostly on turtle ants.”

“That's very much the case for the arboreal turtle ants in the tropical forests of Mexico, another species Gordon visits during her summers off from teaching.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

turtle bean turtle curb turtle dove turtle excluder device turtle frog turtle frolic