Tony vs Ant - What's the difference?
tony | ant |
, a short form of Anthony
Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
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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, title= (label) A Web spider.
(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.
}}
As an adjective tony
is stylish, high-toned, upscale.As a noun tony
is (archaic) a simpleton.As a verb ant is
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Proper noun
(en proper noun)ant
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(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.}}