English to Afrikaans Meaning of ant - mier


Ant :
mier

mier, Emmet

mierantedantesmiere
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Definitions of ant in English
Noun(1) social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Examples of ant in English
(1) Two or three black ants would surround an enemy ant and bite it to death.(2) I got home yesterday evening to find the kitchen absolutely swarming with ants .(3) The ants consume the honeydew as food, thus sustaining the life of both insects.(4) Outside were long lines of ants and other small insects hanging around and seemingly without very much to do.(5) Bees belong to the third largest insect order which also includes wasps and ants .(6) Today this woman called in very upset because she caught her little daughter eating ants .(7) The next time either of those two ants meet any other ant, the information they pass on will be different.(8) The ants were the most prolific of the insects we were likely to encounter daily.(9) Over at Peter's there has been talk of flying ants and mozzies that seem to be attacking us in their thousands this year.(10) To scientists, that's as bizarre a finding as a queen bee spawning a colony of ants .(11) Alternatively, an insecticide can be used that will simply kill the ants .(12) Then we discovered tool-using animals, chimpanzees using sticks to dig ants out of anthills.(13) He had tried to get out of the house, but there were ants swarming all over the door.(14) At this point the leading ants panic and backtrack to the safety of the swarm.(15) You had to go barefoot in the temple, and with food offerings on the floor the place was swarming with ants .(16) Anteaters have long snouts which they thrust into ant-heaps in order to devour the ants or termites.
Related Phrases of ant
(1) fire ant ::
vuur mier
(2) ant-eater ::
mier-eter
(3) white ant ::
wit mier
(4) queen ant ::
koningin mier
(5) red ant ::
rooi mier
Synonyms
Noun
1. emmet ::
Emmet
2. pismire ::
mier
Different Forms
ant, ants
Word Example from TV Shows
...a glow-in-the-dark ant farm?
- They do their best work at night.

...a glow-in-the-dark ANT farm? - They do their best work at night.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 4

...and a super-executive ant farm
with glow-in-the-dark sand?

...and a super-executive ANT farm with glow-in-the-dark sand?

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 4

...no animal exceeds the relative
fighting strength of the army ant.

...no animal exceeds the relative fighting strength of the army ANT.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 13

...when common sense dictates
it should be an army ant.

...when common sense dictates it should be an army ANT.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 13

Actually, I think
it's more of a wool-fire ant blend.

Actually, I think it's more of a wool-fire ANT blend.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 10

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