emmet

Noun
Synonyms: antpismire

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workersSynonyms: antpismire
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Emmet \Em"met\ ([e^]m"m[e^]t), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. [ae]mete. See Ant.] (Zo["o]l.) An ant. [chiefly dialect] [1913 Webster]

Emmet hunter (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck[3], a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster]

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