Definition of Sauba

1. a S. American ant [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sauba

satyress
satyriases
satyric
satyrical
satyrid
satyrids
satyrion
satyrions
satyrisk
satyrisks
satyrism
satyrlike
satyrs
sau
sauba (current term)
sauba ant
sauba ants
saubas
sauce
sauce-alone
sauce Albert
sauce Espagnole
sauce Louis
sauce chausseur
sauce espanole
sauce for the goose
sauce verte
sauce vinaigrette
sauceboat

Literary usage of Sauba

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

1. Across Unknown South America by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1913)
"... TO EAT IN THE FOREST — THE sauba ANTS — SNIFFED BY A JAGUAR — FILIPPE TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE THE departure of those two men added much to our troubles. ..."

2. My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions by Alfred Russel Wallace (1905)
"... for the leaves of such plants are almost invariably thin and dry; whereas the sauba always selects leaves that are more or less coriaceous, ..."

3. Across Unknown South America by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1913)
"... TO EAT IN THE FOREST — THE sauba ANTS — SNIFFED BY A JAGUAR — FILIPPE TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE THE departure of those two men added much to our troubles. ..."

4. My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions by Alfred Russel Wallace (1905)
"... for the leaves of such plants are almost invariably thin and dry; whereas the sauba always selects leaves that are more or less coriaceous, ..."

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