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Definitions for Antlike
[1] any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution especially in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources.
[2] have ants in one's pants , Slang . to be impatient or eager to act or speak.
[3] of or like an ant or ants
[4] characterized by scurrying activity or teeming restlessness
[5] any small social insect of the widely distributed hymenopterous family Formicidae, typically living in highly organized colonies of winged males, wingless sterile females (workers), and fertile females (queens), which are winged until after mating See also army ant, fire ant, slave ant, wood ant Related adjective: formic
[6] white ant another name for a termite
[7] have ants in one's pants slang to be restless or impatient
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Origin of Antlike
before 1000; Middle English am(e)te, em(e)te, Old English ǣmette; cognate with Middle Low German āmete, ēm(e)te, Middle Dutch amete, Old High German āmeiza (ā- a-3 + meizan to beat, cut, cognate with Albanian mih (he) digs), German Ameise. See emmet, mite1
Words that may be confused with Antlike
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, antant, aunt
Other words from Antlike
ant·like , adjective
Word origin for Antlike
Old English ǣmette; related to Old High German āmeiza, Old Norse meita; see emmet