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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ant \Ant\, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS [ae]mete akin to G. ameise Cf {Emmet}.] (Zo["o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus {Formica}, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera. {Ant bird} (Zo["o]l.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds ({Formicariid[ae]}), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called {ant shrikes}, {ant thrushes}, and {ant wrens}. {Ant rice} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Aristida oligantha}) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: An't \An't\ A contraction for are and am not also used for is not -- now usually written ain't. [Colloq. & illiterate speech.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ant- \Ant-\ See {Anti-}, prefix. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: -ant \-ant\ [F. -ant, fr L. -antem or -entem, the pr p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. -antem.] A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action as merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc Cf {-ent}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ant adj : (prefix) opposite or opposing or neutralizing; "`ant' is a prefix in `antacid'"; "`anti' is a prefix in `antihistamine'and `antifreeze'" [syn: {anti}] n : social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers [syn: {emmet}, {pismire}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Ant (Heb. nemalah from a word meaning to creep, cut off destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as distinguished for its prudent habits. Many ants in Palestine feed on animal substances, but others draw their nourishment partly or exclusively from vegetables. To the latter class belongs the ant to which Solomon refers. This ant gathers the seeds in the season of ripening, and stores them for future use a habit that has been observed in ants in Texas, India, and Italy.
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