: 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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Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Many beetle species munch on the spores, mycelia or mushrooms of wood-decaying fungi, while some ants specialize in hunting and eating termites.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The more items the contestants collect, the bigger the prize and while some ants will make it, others will not to tragic effect.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Similar host-manipulation strategies have been observed in Ophiocordyceps fungi that infect ants in tropical rainforests.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The air was thick with humidity, and the forest seemed alive with sounds — colorful birds, darting insects, cutting ants, and the frequent rustle of something unseen.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Many beetle species munch on the spores, mycelia or mushrooms of wood-decaying fungi, while some ants specialize in hunting and eating termites.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The more items the contestants collect, the bigger the prize and while some ants will make it, others will not to tragic effect.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Similar host-manipulation strategies have been observed in Ophiocordyceps fungi that infect ants in tropical rainforests.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ant. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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