Definitions
A small social insect that lives in organized colonies.
Word origin
From Middle English ampte, amte, emete, amete, from Old English ǣmete (“ant”), from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā (literally “biting-thing, cutter”), of uncertain and debated origin (q.v.), but probably from Proto-Germanic *ē- (“off, away”) + *maitaną (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂y- (“to cut”). Cognate with Scots emmot (“ant”), dialectal Dutch emt, empt (“ant”), German Ameise and Emse (“ant”). See also emmet.
Used in a sentence
“Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer14 curated clues
01“Colony insect”3 letters
02“Hill-building insect”3 letters
03“Insect in a colony”3 letters
04“Picnic crawler”3 letters
05“Small colony member”3 letters
06“Small picnic visitor”3 letters
07“Tiny colony worker”3 letters
08“Tiny hill builder”3 letters
09“Tiny picnic insect”3 letters
10“Tiny picnic pest”3 letters
11“Tiny picnic visitor”3 letters
12“Tiny tunnel maker”3 letters
13“Tiny tunnel-making insect”3 letters
14“Tiny social insect”3 letters
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