Definition of Camponotus

1. Noun. Carpenter ants.

Exact synonyms: Genus Camponotus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Formicidae, Formicidae
Member holonyms: Carpenter Ant

Lexicographical Neighbors of Camponotus

Campbellites
Campeche
Campephilus
Campephilus principalis
Camper's chiasm
Camper's fascia
Camper's line
Camper's plane
Campidanese
Campidanese Sardinian
Campinas
Campine
Campo Grande
Camponotus (current term)
Campsis radicans
Camptosorus
Camptosorus rhizophyllus
Campylobacter foetus jejuni
Campylobacter foetus venerealis
Campylobacter pylori
Campyloneurum
Campyloneurum augustifolium
Campylorhynchus
Camryn
Camun
Camunian
Camunians

Literary usage of Camponotus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fasciculi Malayenses: Anthropological and Zoological Results of an by Herbert Christopher Robinson, Nelson Annandale (1903)
"Journ. Lit. and Sci. xvii (1851), p. 124. Camponotus ... Camponotus carin, Emery, Da/la. Torre. Cat. Hym. vii, 1893, p. 23. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1886)
"... as rendered available by the determinations of the ants, is arranged according to the hosts, we obtain the following list : Camponotus pennsylvanicus. ..."

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