War"rin (?), n. [From a native name.] (Zoöl.) An Australian lorikeet
(Trichoglossus multicolor) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of
its colors; — called also blue-bellied lorikeet, and blue-bellied
parrot.
War"rior (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from
guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.] A man engaged or experienced
in war, or in the military life; a soldier; a champion.
Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.
Milton.
Warrior ant (Zoöl.), a reddish ant (Formica sanguinea) native of Europe
and America. It is one of the species which move in armies to capture
and enslave other ants.
War"rior*ess, n. A female warrior. [Obs.] Spenser.