: any of a family (Formicidae) of colonial hymenopterous insects with a complex social organization and various castes performing special duties
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antenna
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antonym
Antarctica
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a
: one that performs (a specified action) : personal or impersonal agent
claimant
coolant
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: thing that promotes (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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: one connected with
annuitant
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: thing acted upon (in a specified manner)
inhalant
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: performing (a specified action) or being (in a specified condition)
somnambulant
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: promoting (a specified action or process)
expectorant
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
The organized collectivist ants making their way underground were the threat hiding among unsuspecting Americans.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Nelsen said the fungus probably won’t start infecting humans any time soon because it’s been infecting a particular group of ants for tens of millions of years and hasn’t spread to other ants living nearby.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
The board had approved interim rules in the meantime aimed at restricting the movement of host material for the beetles and ants.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Carpenter ant baits can be effective because ants are social and share food with one another, thus potentially knocking out the whole colony.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
The organized collectivist ants making their way underground were the threat hiding among unsuspecting Americans.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
Nelsen said the fungus probably won’t start infecting humans any time soon because it’s been infecting a particular group of ants for tens of millions of years and hasn’t spread to other ants living nearby.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
The board had approved interim rules in the meantime aimed at restricting the movement of host material for the beetles and ants.
—CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ant. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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