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Ants

/ænts/

Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.

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noun

1
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
2
A Web spider.

verb

1
To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ants"

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Word	Definition
emmetnoun	(dialectal or archaic) An ant.
pismirenoun	(UK, Ireland, archaic) An ant.
counteractive	That counteracts
antinoun	A person opposed to a concept or principle.
emmetsnoun	(dialectal or archaic) An ant.
family formicidaenoun	ants
formicidaenoun	ants
insects	a 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77.
mulesverb	(transitive) To remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis.
pismiresnoun	(UK, Ireland, archaic) An ant.
myrmicinenoun	(zoology) Any ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.
hymenopteransnoun	(entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
hymenopterannoun	(entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc.
hexapodsnoun	An arthropod with six feet; a member of subphylum Hexapoda.
heitinoun	A synonym used in Old Norse poetry in place of the normal word for something; a poetic epithet.
raido	*Raidō "ride, journey" is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the r- rune of the Elder Futhark .
jarmonoun	A prehistoric archaeological site located in modern Iraq on the foothills of the Zagros Mountains.
eero	an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/).
aarenoun	Alternative form of Aar. [A river in Switzerland, flowing 292 km from the glaciers of the Bernese Alps into the Rhine at Koblenz, on the Swiss–German border.]
antoniusnoun	a Roman nomen gentilicium