Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ant

1 sense of ant

Sense 1
ant, emmet, pismire -- (social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers)
       => hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter -- (insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing)