ant

ant

 (ănt)

n.

Any of numerous hymenopteran insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in colonies that have a complex social organization.

Idiom:

ants in (one's) pants Slang

A state of restless impatience.

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[Middle English amte, from Old English ǣmete.]

ant

(ænt)

n

1. (Animals) any small social insect of the widely distributed hymenopterous family Formicidae, typically living in highly organized colonies of winged males, wingless sterile females (workers), and fertile females (queens), which are winged until after mating. See also army ant, fire ant, slave ant, wood ant

2. (Animals) white ant another name for a termite

3. have ants in one's pants slang to be restless or impatient

[Old English ǣmette; related to Old High German āmeiza, Old Norse meita; see emmet]

ant

(ænt)

n.

any of numerous hymenopterous insects of the widespread family Formicidae, that live in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers of various castes, a winged queen, and during the breeding season winged males.

Idioms:

have ants in one's pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act.

[before 1000; Old English ǣmette, c. Middle Low German āmete, ēm(e)te, Old High German āmeiza (ā- a-³ + a n. derivative of meizan to beat, cut). compare emmet, mite¹]

ant-

var. of anti- before a vowel or h: antacid; anthelmintic.

-ant

a suffix joined to verbs, with the general sense “performing” or “a person or thing that performs” the action denoted by the verb; often in nouns denoting participants in a formalized activity (applicant; contestant; defendant) or denoting substances that bring about a desired result (coolant; deodorant; lubricant). See also -ent.

[< Latin -ant-, present participle s. of verbs in -āre; in many words < French -ant < Latin -ant-]

ant.

1. antenna.

2. antonym.

Ant.

Antarctica.

ant

(ănt)

Any of various insects that live in large colonies composed of workers, soldiers, and a queen. Ants often tunnel in the ground or in wood. Only the males and the queen have wings. See also queen, soldier, worker.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ant - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers emmet, pismire hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing family Formicidae, Formicidae - ants Monomorium pharaonis, pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant - small red ant of warm regions; a common household pest little black ant, Monomorium minimum - tiny glossy black ant; nests outdoors but invades houses for food army ant, driver ant, legionary ant - tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects carpenter ant - ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs fire ant - omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting Formica rufa, wood ant - reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands slave ant - any of various ants captured as larvae and enslaved by another species slave-maker, slave-making ant - an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants bulldog ant - any of the large fierce Australian ants of the genus Myrmecia

ant

noun

Related words
adjective formic
habitation ant hill, formicary

Ants, bees, and wasps

Amazon ant, ant or (archaic or dialect) emmet, army ant or legionary ant, bee, bulldog ant or bull ant, bumblebee or humblebee, carpenter bee, cuckoo bee, digger wasp, driver ant, gall wasp, honeybee or hive bee, horntail or wood wasp, ichneumon fly or ichneumon wasp, killer bee, leafcutter ant, leafcutter bee, mason bee, mason wasp, mining bee, mud dauber, Pharaoh ant, ruby-tail wasp, sand wasp, slave ant, spider-hunting wasp, termite or white ant, velvet ant, wasp, wood ant, yellow jacket (U.S. & Canad.)

Translations

نـَمْلةنَمْلَه

мравка

mravenec

myre

Ameise

μυρμήγκιμερμήγκι

formiko

hormiga

sipelgas

مورچه

muurahainen

fourmi

mrav

hangya

semut

maur

formica

アリ

개미

formica

skruzdėdaskruzdėlėskruzdėlynas

skudra

mier

maur

mrówka

formiga

furnică

муравей

mravec

mravlja

myra

มด

karınca

мурашка

con kiếnkiến

蚂蚁

ant

[ænt] N → hormiga f
to have ants in one's pants → tener avispas en el culo

ant

[ˈænt] n → fourmi f

ant

n → Ameise f; to have ants in one’s pants (inf) → Hummeln im Hintern haben (inf), → kein Sitzfleisch haben

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ant

:

ant bear

n (Zool) → Ameisenbär m

ant bird, ant catcher

n (Zool) → Ameisenvogel m

ant colony

n → Ameisenstaat m

ant

[ænt] n → formica

ant

(ӕnt) noun

a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working. mier نَمْلَه мравка formiga mravenec die Ameise myre μυρμήγκιhormiga sipelgas مورچه muurahainen fourmi נְמָלָה चींटी mrav hangya semut maur formica あり 개미 skruzdėlė skudra semut miermaurmrówka میږتون formiga fur­nică муравей mravec mravlja mrav myra มด karınca 螞蟻 мурашка چیونٹی ، کیڑی con kiến 蚂蚁

ˈant-eater noun

any of several toothless animals with long snouts, that feed on ants. miervreter آكِل النَّمْل мравояд tamanduá mravenečník der Ameisenbär myresluger μυρμηγκοφάγος hormiguero sipelgaõgija مورچه خوار muurahaiskarhu fourmilier אוֹכֵל נְמָלִים चींटीखोर mravojed hangyász(medve) pemakan semut, trenggiling mauræta formichiere ありくい 개미핥기 skruzdėda skudru lācis pemakan semut mierenetermaursluker mrówkojad مورچه خور papa-formigas furnicar муравьед mravčiar mravljinčar mravojed myrslok ตัวกินมด karınca yiyen 食蟻獸 мурахоїд چیونٹی خور thú ăn kiến 食蚁兽

ˈant-hill noun

a mound of earth built as a nest by ants. miernes, miershoop بَيْت نَمْل، قَرْيَة نَمْل мравуняк formigueiro mraveniště der Ameisenhaufen myretue μυρμηγκοφωλιάhormiguero sipelgapesa تپۀ ایجاد شده روی خانۀ مورچه ها muurahaiskeko fourmilière תֵל נְמָלִים बांबी mravinjak hangyaboly sarang semut mauraþúfa formicaio ありづか 개미탑 skruzdėlynas skudru pūznis busut mierenhoopmaurtuemrowisko د میږه تون د کور په وړاندی دخاوری ډیری formigueiro muşuroi муравейник mravenisko mravljišče mravinjak myrstack รังมด karınca yuvası 蟻穴 мурашник چیونٹی کا ڈھیر tổ kiến 蚁丘，冢

ant

→ نـَمْلة mravenec myre Ameise μυρμήγκι hormiga muurahainen fourmi mrav formica アリ 개미 mier maur mrówka formiga муравей myra มด karınca con kiến 蚂蚁

ant

n. hormiga.

ant

n hormiga