ant
1. [ noun ] (zoology) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Synonyms: pismire emmet
Related terms: hymenopterous_insect little_black_ant wood_ant army_ant carpenter_ant fire_ant pharaoh_ant slave_ant slave-making_ant bulldog_ant Formicidae
2. [ adjective ] (prefix) opposite or opposing or neutralizing
Synonyms: anti
Examples:

"`ant' is a prefix in `antacid'" "`anti' is a prefix in `antihistamine' and `antifreeze'"

Related terms: counteractive
Similar spelling:   anti
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  and
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