Definition of "leaf-cutting" [leaf-cutting]

• That cuts leaves; used in the names of various insects (see Derived terms below). (adjective)

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• "Among the leaf-cutting ants, these flies have transformed their entire social structure."
• "While this is going on, it shows oil palm and a lot of wildlife and plants - most of which are not found in Malaysia an iguana, hummingbirds, salvinia water plant - I'm not even sure that the particular leaf-cutting ant pictured is one found in Malaysia, although I could be wrong about that."
• "For the next few weeks they explored hundreds of acres of Amazon rain forest, taking note of things they had never before seen, such as plants that snapped shut upon being touched and leaf-cutting ants that marched in masses of thousands with slivers of leaves on their backs, like a green field in motion."