Am·a·zon n.
1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
3. Zool. A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis
Amazon ant Zool., a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests.
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Amazon ant
n : small reddish slave-making ant species [syn: Polyergus
rufescens]