harvester ant
noun
: an ant that gathers and stores up seeds for food: such as
a
: a member of an Old World genus (Messor) common around the Mediterranean
b
: any of several western North American ants
especially
: a common ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) of southwestern U.S.
called also agricultural ant
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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