carpenter ant

English Thesaurus

1. ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	ant, emmet, pismire,
definition	:	social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	camponotus, genus camponotus,
definition	:	carpenter ants (noun.animal)