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kelep

[ kel-ep, kuh-lep ]

noun

  1. a stinging ant, Ectatomma tuberculatum, introduced into the U.S. from Guatemala, that preys on the boll weevil.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of kelep1

1900–05; < Kekchi (Mayan language of Guatemala)
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Example Sentences

Mr Cook also found that the boll weevil was attacked, killed and eaten by an ant-like creature, the “kelep.”

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