leaf-cutting ant: Meaning and Definition of

leaf'-cut•ting ant"

Pronunciation: (lēf'kut"ing), [key]
  1. any of several tropical American ants of the genus Atta that cut and chew bits of leaves and flowers into a mash that they use to cultivate a fungus garden.
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