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ant/ænt/ n. & v.●n. any small insect of the widely distributed hymenopterous family Formicidae, living in complex social colonies, wingless (except for adults at the time of mating), and proverbial for industry 蚁，蚂蚁 ●v. intr. & refl. (usu. as 通常作 anting n.) (of a bird) place or rub ants on the feathers to repel parasites (鸟类)将蚂蚁放在羽毛中摩擦以消灭寄生虫 □ have ants in one's pants colloq. be fidgety or restless [口]烦燥，坐立不安 [Old English met(t)e, ēmete (see EMMET), from West Germanic] |