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As a noun ant

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

As a verb ant

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

As a proper noun Ant

is a diminutive of the male given name Anthony.

As a conjunction andt is

eye dialect of and.

ant

English

(wikipedia ant)

Alternative forms

* ante, ampte

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.}}
  • (label) A Web spider.

    • Synonyms

    * (insect) emmet (archaic), pismire (archaic)

    Hyponyms

    * (insect in Formicidae) army ant, black garden ant, bull ant, carpenter ant, fire ant, garden ant, honey-pot ant, leafcutter ant, pharaoh ant, piss ant, red ant, sauba ant, thief ant, wood ant

    Derived terms

    * antbear * ant beetle * antbird * ant cap * anteater * anthill * anting * antlike * antlion * antly * the ant's pants * ants in one's pants * antshrike * velvet ant * white ant

    See also

    * ant- (prefix ) * -ant (suffix ) * * army * bike * colony * nest *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ornithology) To rub insects, especially , on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
  • * {{quote-journal, date = 1974
    • , coauthors = Potter, Eloise and Hauser, Doris , title = Relationship of anting and sunbathing to molting in wild birds , journal = The Auk , volume = 91 , url = http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v091n03/p0537-p0563.pdf , page = 538 , passage = Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer. }}

    Anagrams

    * ----

    andt

    English

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1878, author=George T. Ferris, title=The Great German Composers, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Veil, mein friendts, andt how vags the vorldt wid you, mein tdears? }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1871, author=William Dean Howells, title=The March Family Trilogy, Complete, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=When the time gome dat dis iss a free gountry again, then I dake a bension again for my woundts; but I would sdarfe before I dake a bension now from a rebublic dat iss bought oap by monobolies, and ron by drusts and gompines, and railroadts andt oil gompanies." }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1902, author=Frederick James Crowest, title=Musicians' wit, humour, & anecdote citation
    • , passage=