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abbreviation (2)Definition of Ant (Entry 3 of 6)
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And roboticists aren’t just scrutinizing the forms of nature, but behaviors as well—the most epic being those of ants, of course. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "How Roboticists Are Copying Nature to Make Fantastical Machines," 28 June 2018 According to the University of Missouri's Integrated Pest Management, peonies do, in fact, attract ants—but why? — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "Fact or Fiction: Do Peonies Attract Ants?," 27 Mar. 2019 Cockroaches are not their only targets; there are parasitoid wasps that lay their eggs in spiders, caterpillars and ants. — Christie Wilcox, Scientific American, "How a Wasp Turns Cockroaches into Zombies," 1 May 2017 Then things she'd only seen in movies: twinkling skyscrapers with vast crowds walking between them like ants. — Todd Pitman, Fox News, "6 Years Gone: Myanmar woman escapes brutal China captivity," 6 Sep. 2018 Surely some nearby ants or hummingbirds got a whiff, right? — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, "Rampage: 14 Unanswered Questions About the Rock’s New Movie," 16 Apr. 2018 Oxman compares the swarm of Fiberbots to ants and spiders, which are able to build complex self-supporting structures rapidly and with an eye for optimization. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Watch a swarm of robots build a fiber structure," 12 Oct. 2018 Summer tends to bring a lot of things out of the woodwork — distant relatives, sugar ants, and another, lesser known uninvited guest: the common house centipede. — Margeaux Sippell, BostonGlobe.com, "It has 30 legs and hides in your basement in summer. Don’t kill it," 26 June 2018 This research echoes the similar studies of leaf-cutter ants, who are good at breaking down the cellulose in grasses and other potential sources of biofuel. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Gribble Worm Could Hold Secrets for Cheaper Renewable Energy," 5 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ant
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English Language Learners Definition of ant
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noun suffixEnglish Language Learners Definition of -ant (Entry 2 of 3)
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