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Word: Ant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English ǣmete, of West Germanic origin; related to German Ameise. Compare with emmet
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ant
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small insect typically having a sting and living in a complex social colony with one or more breeding queens. It is wingless except for fertile adults, which form large mating swarms, and is proverbial for its industriousness.
Short Definition:small insect living in complex social colony
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