trap-jaw ant

Meaning

Noun

Any of a group of carnivorous ants, of the genus Odontomachus (genus), that have mandibles that can snap shut on prey

Origin

trap + jaw + ant, because the mandibles (jaws) snap shut forcefully like a trap.

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