Anty vs. Ant
Antyadjective
Covered with ants.
Antyadjective
antlike
Antnoun
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
Antnoun
(Internet) A Web spider.
Antverb
(ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
Antnoun
A hymenopterous insect of the Linnæan genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire.
Antnoun
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants appear in the fossil record across the globe in considerable diversity during the latest Early Cretaceous and early Late Cretaceous, suggesting an earlier origin.
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