Ant vs Scorpion - What's the difference?
ant | scorpion |
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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(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.
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Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones , related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.
An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles.
As nouns the difference between ant and scorpion
is that 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 while scorpion is any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a poisonous sting in the end.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 an adjective Scorpion is
of, or pertaining to, the Scorpio star sign.ant
English
(wikipedia ant)Alternative forms
* ante, ampteNoun
(en noun)Nick Miroff
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.}}
