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"A particularly large male ant", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From macro- + aner, W. M. Wheeler's term for a male insect, especially a male ant from ancient Greek ἀνήρ man, male. First proposed as part of a system of classification by W. M. Wheeler.[macraner etymology, macraner origin, 英语词源]