ant
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A Web spider.
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antIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈænt
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Definition
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noun
Internet
A Web spider.
Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
The 27th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
A diminutive of the male given name Anthony, from Latin.
verb
ornithology
To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
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- “An ant quickly carried the crumb back to its colony underground.”
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