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| ant [ ant ] (plural ants) |
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1. insect living in colonies: an insect that lives in complex well-organized colonies and is noted for its ability to carry objects heavier than itself. Male ants have wings, as do fertile females queens after mating. Family Formicidae.
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2. smuggler: a smuggler who makes repeated trips across a border carrying such things as cigarettes, liquor, or weapons
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| [ Old English æmette< Germanic, "cut off"] |
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have ants in your pants to be excited or impatient about something (informal)
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