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Pheidole

noun
Phei·​do·​le | \ fīˈdōlē\

Definition of Pheidole

: a large and widely distributed genus of seed-storing ants having highly polymorphic workers

History and Etymology for Pheidole

New Latin, from Greek pheidōlē, feminine of pheidōlos thrifty, from pheidesthai to spare, be sparing; probably akin to Sanskrit bhedati he splits

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