- Monomorium
- nouna genus of Formicidae• Syn: ↑genus Monomorium• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Formicidae, ↑family Formicidae• Member Meronyms: ↑pharaoh ant, ↑pharaoh's ant, ↑Monomorium pharaonis, ↑little black ant, ↑Monomorium minimum
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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmōrēəm\ nounUsage: capitalizedEtymology: New Latin, from mon- + Greek morion part, portion, diminutive of moros lot, fate — more at merit: a large widely distributed genus of ants including important household pests — see little black ant, pharaoh ant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.