Ant (Noun)
Meaning
Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The little ant scurried across the kitchen counter, searching for crumbs to bring back to its colony.
- In the summer, ants can be seen flying around gardens and parks, as the males and queens take to the air to mate.
- The ant colony was highly organized, with different castes performing different roles, from foraging to caring for young.
- The ant hill in the backyard was a bustling metropolis, with thousands of worker ants scurrying about, tending to their duties.
- As the breeding season came to a close, the winged ants disappeared, leaving behind the sterile female workers to care for the young and maintain the colony.