noun Download 🔗Share Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females. Examples : "The ants in the kitchen are searching for crumbs of food. " insect animal organism biology nature environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Web spider. Examples : ""The ants tirelessly crawled across the website, indexing every page for the search engine." " computing internet Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers. Examples : "The bird ants itself vigorously, hoping the formic acid will deter mites from its feathers. " animal insect biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading