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兵隊アリ (heitaiari) Japanese meaning: soldier ant | Kotomora

兵へい隊たいアリ

also: へいたいあり

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Meanings

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soldier ant

Refers to a large-headed, strong-mandibled ant specialized for colony defense.

兵へい隊たいアリは大おおきな頭あたまと強つよい顎あごを持もっている。

Soldier ants have large heads and strong mandibles.

Kanji

兵soldier, private, troops
隊regiment, party, company
蟻ant

Related words

働はたらきアリ
Worker ant, responsible for foraging and nest maintenance, unlike the soldier ant which focuses on defense.

Written forms

兵へい隊たいアリ
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for 'soldier ant'.
兵へい隊たい蟻あり
Full kanji spelling; the character 蟻 is less common in everyday writing.
へいたいあり

Etymology

Compound of 兵隊 (soldier) and アリ (ant).