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kelep
[ kel-ep, kuh-lep ]
noun
- 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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