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ant
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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).

[Middle English amte, from Old English mete.]

ant
Noun
a small often wingless insect, living in highly organized colonies [Old English ǣmette]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.antant - social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect - insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing
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 >> habitation ant hill U.S., Canad.
Translations
ant [ænt] nhormiga

ant [ænt] nfourmi f

ant [ænt] nAmeise f

ant [ænt] nformica

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
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
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 개밋둑 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 、冢


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