LEAF-CUTTING ANT

Meaning of LEAF-CUTTING ANT in English

/leef"kut'ing/

any of several tropical American ants of the genus Atta that cut and chew bits of leaves and flowers into a mash that they use to cultivate a fungus garden.

[ 1870-75 ]

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

LEAF-CUTTING ANT — noun see: leaf-cutter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LEAF-CUTTING ANT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun Etymology: leaf-cutting from leaf (I) + cutting, present participle of cut : any of several chiefly tropical American …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAF-CUTTING ANT — see leaf-cutter
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAF-CUTTING ANT — муравей-листорез, зонтичный муравей (Atta); pl муравьи-листорезы (Attini)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
LEAF-CUTTING ANT — муравей-листорез, зонтичный муравей ( Atta ) ; pl муравьи-листорезы ( Attini )
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
LEAF — I Any flattened, green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant . Leaves manufacture oxygen and glucose , which …
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
LEAF — I. ˈlēf noun ( plural leaves ˈlēvz) Etymology: Middle English leef, from Old English lēaf; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUTTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of cutten to cut 1. : something cut or cut …
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
LEAF — — leafless , adj. — leaflike , adj. /leef/ , n. , pl. leaves /leevz/ , v. n. 1. one …
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
LEAF — I. ˈlēf noun ( plural leaves ˈlēvz ; also leafs ˈlēfs) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English leef, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUTTING — I. ˈkə-tiŋ noun Date: 14th century 1. : something cut or cut off or out: as a. : a plant …
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
LEAF — vi to shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in may. 2. leaf ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
CUTTING — adj adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool. 2. cutting ·adj severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply. 3. cutting …
Webster English vocab
LEAF — [leaf] n, pl leaves also leafs often attrib [ME leef, fr. OE leaf; akin to OHG loub leaf] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUTTING — [cut.ting] n (14c) 1: something cut or cut off or out: as a: a plant section originating from stem, leaf, …
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
LEAF — in botany, any usually flattened, green outgrowth from the stem of a vascular plant. Leaves manufacture food for plants, which …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANT
Britannica English vocabulary
CUTTING — cutting BrE AmE ˈkʌt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈkʌt̬ ɪŋ ▷ cutting|ly li ▷ cutting|s z ▶ ˌ cutting ˈ edge …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANT — ant, Ant BrE AmE ænt ▷ ants æn t s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LEAF — / liːf; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun ( pl. leaves / liːvz; NAmE /) 1. [ C ] …
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
LEAF — I. leaf 1 S2 W2 /liːf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural leaves /liːvz/) [ Language: Old English ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUTTING — I. cut ‧ ting 1 /ˈkʌtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cut , ↑ cutting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANT — ant /ænt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æmette ] 1 . a small insect that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAF — n. & v. --n. (pl. leaves) 1 a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
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
LEAF — n. & v. n. (pl. leaves) 1 a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
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
LEAF — n. & v. --n. (pl. leaves) 1. a each of several flattened usu. green structures of a plant, usu. on …
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
LEAF — ( leaves, leafs, leafing, leafed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUTTING — ( cuttings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cutting is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAF — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bus goes/leaves ▪ The last bus went ten minutes ago. a lettuce leaf …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CUTTING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a newspaper clipping/cutting (= a story cut out of a newspaper ) ▪ I …
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
CUTTING — [noun] [C]A cutting (US also clipping) is an article which has been cut from a newspaper.The noticeboard was covered with …
Cambridge English vocab
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
CUTTING — I. noun 1 piece cut off from a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ leaf , root , stem VERB + CUTTING ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ANT — noun Ant is used before these nouns: ↑ colony , ↑ mound
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CUTTING — n. 25B6; noun a newspaper cutting : CLIPPING, clip, snippet; article, piece, column, paragraph. plant cuttings : SCION, slip; graft. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUTTING — adj. 1 severe, biting, chill, cold, icy, frigid, freezing, raw, piercing, penetrating A cutting wind seemed to go right through …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
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
LEAF — 1. сущ. 1) лист; листва autumn leaves ≈ осенние листья deciduous leaves ≈ опадающие листья leaves fall ≈ листья падают …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUTTING — 1. сущ. 1) любой вид работ по дереву, металлу или ткани, связанный с резанием или выпиливанием а) резание; рубка; тесание …
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
LEAF — leaf.ogg _I 1. li:f n ( pl leaves) 1. 1> лист leaf litter - опавшие листья; лесная подстилка leaf vein …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CUTTING — 1. ʹkʌtıŋ n 1. 1> резание; разрезание; вырезание cutting of the teeth - прорезывание зубов 2> надрез, разрез 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
LEAF — 1) лист; тонкая пластинка 2) метал. листообразная формовочная лопатка 3) полотно ( двери ) 4) створка ( окна, двери, шлюзовых …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CUTTING
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
LEAF — 1) лист; тонкая пластинка 2) метал. листообразная формовочная лопатка 3) полотно (двери) 4) створка (окна, двери, шлюзовых ворот) 5) крыло; пролёт (разводного моста) 6) ворота …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CUTTING
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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