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English noun: ant

1. ant (animal) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers


Synonymsemmet, pismire


Broader (hypernym)hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect


Narrower (hyponym)army ant, bulldog ant, carpenter ant, driver ant, fire ant, Formica rufa, legionary ant, little black ant, Monomorium minimum, Monomorium pharaonis, pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, slave ant, slave-maker, slave-making ant, wood ant


Member meronymfamily Formicidae, Formicidae









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