Definition of raffle ant in English:

raffle ant

noun ˈrafl ˌant

Caribbean historical

A kind of predatory ant which is said to have been introduced into Jamaica to control pests in sugar cane plantations, and later to have become a pest itself.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), planter and politician. Apparently from the name of Thomas Raffle or Raffles, a planter who supposedly introduced this ant to Jamaica from Cuba in 1762 + ant.

Definition of raffle ant in US English:

raffle ant

nounˈrafl ˌant

Caribbean historical

A kind of predatory ant which is said to have been introduced into Jamaica to control pests in sugar cane plantations, and later to have become a pest itself.

Origin

Late 18th century; earliest use found in Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), planter and politician. Apparently from the name of Thomas Raffle or Raffles, a planter who supposedly introduced this ant to Jamaica from Cuba in 1762 + ant.

单词	raffle ant
释义	Definition of raffle ant in English: raffle ant noun ˈrafl ˌant Caribbean historical A kind of predatory ant which is said to have been introduced into Jamaica to control pests in sugar cane plantations, and later to have become a pest itself. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), planter and politician. Apparently from the name of Thomas Raffle or Raffles, a planter who supposedly introduced this ant to Jamaica from Cuba in 1762 + ant. Definition of raffle ant in US English: raffle ant nounˈrafl ˌant Caribbean historical A kind of predatory ant which is said to have been introduced into Jamaica to control pests in sugar cane plantations, and later to have become a pest itself. Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in Bryan Edwards (1743–1800), planter and politician. Apparently from the name of Thomas Raffle or Raffles, a planter who supposedly introduced this ant to Jamaica from Cuba in 1762 + ant.
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