ant

noun

1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

Similar word(s): emmet, pismire

Definition categories: animal, hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron

verb

1. (ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.