单词 | messor |
释义 | ‖ ˈmessor [a. L. messor.] 1. ‘A reaper or mower’ (Blount Glossogr. 1656). Obs.—0 Hence † meˈssorious a., belonging to reaping (Ibid.). 2. Ent. [mod.L. (A. Forel 1890, in Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. Bull. p. lxviii).] A member of the genus of harvesting ants so called. Also attrib.
1924J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xii. 68 In the case of the Messor ants of the Sahara there are deep and spacious underground galleries, in which food is accumulated for the dry season. |

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