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ant

[ant] / ænt /
NOUN
bug
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beetle flea pest
STRONG
cootie gnat louse vermin
NOUN
insect
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aphid bee beetle butterfly cockroach dragonfly flea fruit fly gnat grasshopper ladybug mite mosquito moth pest spider termite tick
STRONG
arachnid arthropod bedbug bumblebee cootie fly hornet louse
WEAK
daddy longlegs praying mantis vermin yellowjacket
NOUN
vermin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flea insect mosquito rodent
STRONG
bedbug centipede fly foxes lice mice rat snake termite weasel

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When finished, the harvester ant would shake the smaller ants off, sometimes so forcefully that she flipped onto her back before quickly moving away.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

I was sitting on a fire ant hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"The reality is that no ant species is currently listed under Cites," Sérgio Henriques, a researcher into the global ant trade, told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

"Royal Mail is a huge company and I'm just a small ant to them so I just take the easy option and go and pick up the mail myself."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

If I left my house in Elba, I could walk to twelve trees, an ant mound, a hornets’ nest, and a bunch of rosebushes.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

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3-letter words, List 2

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