Meaning of EMMET
| Pronunciation: | | 'emit
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| | Definition: | | [n] social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers |
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| | Synonyms: | | ant, pismire |
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| | See Also: | | army ant, bulldog ant, carpenter ant, driver ant, family Formicidae, fire ant, Formica rufa, Formicidae, hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect, legionary ant, little black ant, Monomorium minimum, Monomorium pharaonis, pharaoh ant, pharaoh's ant, slave ant, slave-maker, slave-making ant, wood ant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Em"met\, n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. [ae]mete. See {Ant}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An ant.
{Emmet hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the wryneck.
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