ant
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(satellite adjective) (prefix) opposite or opposing or neutralizing; "`ant' is a prefix in `antacid'"; "`anti' is a prefix in `antihistamine'and `antifreeze'" |
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Synonyms: anti |
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(noun) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
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Synonyms: emmet, pismire |
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Related Words: Formica rufa, Monomorium minimum, Monomorium pharaonis, army ant, bulldog ant, carpenter ant, driver ant, fire ant, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect, hymnenopter, legionary ant, little black ant, pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, slave ant, slave-maker, slave-making ant, wood ant |
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