antnoun [ C ]
uk/ænt/us/ænt/B1 a very small insect that lives under the ground in large and well-organized social groups
Examples
- We've got ants in our kitchen.
- They studied the behaviour of ants.
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Insect names
- anopheles
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- bee
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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Idiom(s)
have ants in your pants