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Ffourmi WFourmi

Formicidae
Les fourmis constituent la famille des Formicidae (ou formicidés en français).
Les sociétés des fourmis ont une division du travail (polyéthisme d'âge et de caste),
En 2013,

ant

NomPLantsPREant-SUF-ant
1. Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
  1. The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters [ …] . But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna. That would be the frozen chicatanas – giant winged ants – at around $500 a kilo.
VerbeSGantsPRantingPT, PPanted
1. (ornithology) To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
  1. Wild birds tend to ant and sunbathe most frequently during periods of high humidity, particularly right after heavy or prolonged rainfall in summer.
Plus d'exemples
1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
  - When you're packing for our camping trip, don't forget the essentials. You know, deodorant, ant killer, condoms, baby wipes and the whole caboodle.
  - Together, the ant colony was greater than the sum of its parts.
  - One guy tried a griffen deck but desolation and army ants ate him alive and everyone put the monowhite decks away.
2. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
  - We studied sociogenesis in certain species of ants.

Meaning of ant for the defined word.

Grammaticalement, ce mot "ant" est un nom, plus spécifiquement, un noms dénombrable. C'est aussi un verbe.

Difficulté: Niveau 3

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Facile ➨ Difficile

Définition: Niveau 9

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Précis ➨ Polyvalent

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