at·tine ant
(ăt′īn)
[From New Latin Attīnī, tribe name, from Atta, type genus of the tribe, perhaps from Latin atta, one who walks only on the front of the foot because of a defect, toe-walker (perhaps in reference to the long slender legs of fungus-growing ants), or from Greek and Latin atta, father (used as a term of respect for older men).]
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