: any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
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antenna
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antonym
Antarctica
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a
: one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
claimant
coolant
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: thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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: one connected with
annuitant
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: thing acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhalant
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: performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
somnambulant
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: promoting (a specified action or process)
expectorant
Examples of ant in a Sentence
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
There are few things as unpleasant as ants in your kitchen.
—Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
These ants only eat termites, but termites have powerful jaws and use them to defend against predators, so there is a high risk of injury to hunting ants.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Life How a single protein can switch an ant from worker to queen
Social conflicts can leave molecular marks on animals, according to recent research on the ant species Harpegnathos saltator.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Noun
Lenny, the first person to foil surf Maui’s infamous big wave break Jaws, looked like an ant on the flank of an elephant.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 7 July 2024
There are few things as unpleasant as ants in your kitchen.
—Tamara Gane, Southern Living, 7 July 2024
These ants only eat termites, but termites have powerful jaws and use them to defend against predators, so there is a high risk of injury to hunting ants.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 July 2024
Life How a single protein can switch an ant from worker to queen
Social conflicts can leave molecular marks on animals, according to recent research on the ant species Harpegnathos saltator.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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