HONEY ANT

Meaning of HONEY ANT in English

any of several ants, esp. of the genus Myrmecocystus, that feed on honeydew or nectar and store the excess juices in the bodies of certain worker ants.

[ 1865-70 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HONEY ANT — noun : any of various ants some of whose workers serve as receptacles for the storage of honey which they …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEY ANT — ■ noun an ant that stores honeydew and nectar in its elastic abdomen, regurgitating it to feed nest mates. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HONEY ANT — any member of several different species of ant (family Formicidae; order Hymenoptera) that have developed a unique way of storing …
Britannica English vocabulary
HONEY ANT — муравей-медосборщик, американский медовый муравей (Myrmecocystus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HONEY ANT — муравей-медосборщик, американский медовый муравей ( Myrmecocystus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ANT — Airport Name : St. Anton Airport Airport Location : St. Anton, Austria IATA Code : ANT ICAO Code : n.a.
Airport Code English Dictionary
HONEY — Sweet, viscous liquid food, golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of flowers. …
Английский словарь Британика
ANT — Any member of approximately 8,000 species of the social insect family Formicidae. Ants are found worldwide but are especially common …
Английский словарь Британика
HONEY — I. ˈhənē, -ni noun ( plural hon·eys or hon·ies -nēz, -niz) Etymology: Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANT — I. ˈant, ˈaa-, ˈai- rarely ˈȧ- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English ante, amete, emete, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-ANT — I. ənt, ə nt noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from -ant, present participle suffix, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEY — — honeyful , adj. — honeyless , adj. — honeylike , adj. /hun"ee/ , n. , pl. honeys , adj., …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
-ANT — a suffix forming adjectives and nouns from verbs, occurring originally in French and Latin loanwords ( pleasant; constant; servant ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANT — — antlike , adj. /ant/ , n. 1. any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HONEY — adj. of honey, resembling honey; sweet; containing honey
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HONEY — I. ˈhə-nē noun ( plural honeys ) Etymology: Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANT — I. ˈant noun Etymology: Middle English ante, emete, from Old English æmette; akin to Old High German āmeiza ant Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-ANT — I. noun suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from -ant, present participle suffix, from Latin -ant-, -ans, present participle suffix …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HONEY — noun sweet one; a term of endearment. 2. honey ·noun that which is sweet or pleasant, like honey. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HONEY — [hon.ey] n, pl honeys [ME hony, fr. OE hunig; akin to OHG honag honey, L canicae bran] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANT — [ant] abbreviation antenna, antonym Ant abbreviation Antarctica, Antrim
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-ANT — [-ant] n suffix [ME, fr. OF, fr. -ant, prp. suffix, fr. L -ant-, -ans, prp. suffix of first conjugation, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HONEY — sweet, viscous liquid food, dark golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANT
Britannica English vocabulary
HONEY — honey, Honey BrE AmE ˈhʌn i ▷ honey|ed d ▷ honey|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANT — ant, Ant BrE AmE ænt ▷ ants æn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HONEY — / ˈhʌni; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] a sweet sticky yellow substance made by bees that is spread …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANT — / ænt; NAmE / noun a small insect that lives in highly organized groups. There are many types of ant …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANT — ant /ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æmette ] 1 . a small insect that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HONEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANT — n. any small insect of a widely distributed hymenopterous family, living in complex social colonies, wingless (except for males in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
-ANT — suffix 1 forming adjectives denoting attribution of an action (pendant; repentant) or state (arrogant; expectant). 2 forming nouns denoting an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HONEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1 a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANT — n. any small insect of a widely distributed hymenopterous family, living in complex social colonies, wingless (except for males in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HONEY — n. (pl. -eys) 1. a sweet sticky yellowish fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers. …
Oxford English vocab
ANT — n. any small insect of a widely distributed hymenopterous family, living in complex social colonies, wingless (except for males in …
Oxford English vocab
HONEY — ( honeys) 1. Honey is a sweet, sticky, yellowish substance that is made by bees. N-VAR 2. You call someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HONEY — (~s) 1. Honey is a sweet, sticky, yellowish substance that is made by bees. N-VAR 2. You call someone ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HONEY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE clear ▪ Simmer for about 5 minutes until the sugar has dissolved, then stir …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ants' nest ▪ a red ants' nest fire ant snake/ant etc bite COLLOCATIONS FROM …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HONEY — (PERSON) [noun] [C] [esp. US] - a pleasant personShe's/He's a real honey.It's great to see you, honey/John honey/Mary honey. [as …
Cambridge English vocab
HONEY — n. Sweet, viscous liquid food, golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ANT — n. Any member of approximately 8,000 species of the social insect family Formicidae. Ants are found worldwide but are especially …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HONEY — Synonyms and related words : Jell-O, ace, ambrosia, angel, artificial sweetener, babe, baby, baby-doll, beaut, beloved, blackstrap, blancmange, blarney, butter, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HONEY — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear ▪ runny ▪ wild … OF HONEY ▪ jar , pot VERB + HONEY ▪ make , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANT — noun Ant is used before these nouns: ↑ colony , ↑ mound
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HONEY — The Hebrew debash in the first place applied to the product of the bee, to which exclusively we give the …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
ANT — (Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25) In the former of these …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
HONEY — 1. сущ. 1) мед to gather honey ≈ собирать мед 2) перен. сладость 3) ласк. голубчик; голубушка ∙ as sweet …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANT — сущ. муравей white ant (энтомология) муравей - * eggs муравьиные яйца (разговорное) термит (сленг) беспокойство, тревога, неудовлетворенность ant муравей; white …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANT — ant.ogg ænt n 1. 1> энт. муравей ( Formicidae ) ant eggs - муравьиные яйца 2> разг. термит 2. pl …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANT — ant сущ.муравей - white ant
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HONEY — 1. ʹhʌnı n 1. 1> мёд comb wild, clover honey - сотовый дикий, клеверный мёд sugared /solid, crystallized/ honey - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ANT — n 1. 1> энт. муравей ( Formicidae ) ant eggs - муравьиные яйца 2> разг. термит 2. pl сл. беспокойство, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HONEY — 1. сущ. 1) мед to gather honey — собирать мед 2) сладость 3) ласк. голубчик; голубушка •• as sweet as …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ANT — сущ. муравей - white ant
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HONEY — 1. сущ. 1) мед to gather honey — собирать мед 2) сладость 3) ласк. голубчик; голубушка •• as sweet as honey — слаще меда 2. прил. 1) а) медовый б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HONEY — 1) мёд 2) бот. донник белый (Melilotus albus) • - agaric honey - chunk honey - comb honey - wild honey
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ANT — муравей; pl муравьи (Formicidae) - agricultural ant - Alleghany mount ant - Amazon ant - archaic ants - Argentine ant - army ants - black ant - black …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HONEY — 1) мёд 2) бот. донник белый ( Melilotus albus ) • - agaric honey - chunk honey - comb honey …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ANT — муравей; pl муравьи ( Formicidae ) - agricultural ant - Alleghany mount ant - Amazon ant - archaic ants - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HONEY — n infml 1) esp AmE That new Jag of his is a real honey! — Его новый "Ягуар" просто загляденье! His little daughter …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
HONEY — n infml 1) esp AmE That new Jag of his is a real honey! — Его новый "Ягуар" просто загляденье! …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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