Hill ant
| (Zool.) | a common ant (Formica rufa), of Europe and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its nests. |
See also: Hill
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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* Illustration of great
hill ants * Left, Illustration of yellow ant and below Cover of booklet
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