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ant  (nt)

n.

Any of various social 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: "She's got ants in her pants" (Bobbie Ann Mason).

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[Middle English amte, from Old English mete.]

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ant [ænt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Related adj formic

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

white ant another name for a termite

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]

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

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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

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

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ant [ˈænt] n → fourmi f

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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

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ant [ænt] n → formica

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ant

n ant [ӕnt]

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

n ant-eater

any of several toothless animals with long snouts, that feed on ants. miervreter آكِل النَّمْل мравояд mravenečník myresluger der Ameisenbär 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 miereneter maursluker mrówkojad papa-formigas furnicar муравьед mravčiar mravljinčar mravojed myrslok ตัวกินมด karınca yiyen 食蟻獸 мурахоїд چیونٹی خور thú ăn kiến 食蚁兽

n ant-hill

a mound of earth built as a nest by ants. miernes, miershoop بَيْت نَمْل، قَرْيَة نَمْل мравуняк mraveniště myretue der Ameisenhaufen μυρμηγκοφωλιά hormiguero 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 mierenhoop maurtue mrowisko formigueiro muşuroi муравейник mravenisko mravljišče mravinjak myrstack รังมด karınca yuvası 蟻穴 мурашник چیونٹی کا ڈھیر tổ kiến 蚁丘、冢

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