[ant] 
| 1. | any of numerous black, red, brown, or yellow social insects of the family Formicidae, of worldwide distribution esp. in warm climates, having a large head with inner jaws for chewing and outer jaws for carrying and digging, and living in highly organized colonies containing wingless female workers, a winged queen, and, during breeding seasons, winged males, some species being noted for engaging in warfare, slavemaking, or the cultivation of food sources. |
| 2. | have ants in one's pants, Slang. to be impatient or eager to act or speak. |
| ant (ānt) n. Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae, characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and living in colonies that have a complex social organization. [Middle English amte, from Old English ǣmete.] |
"As þycke as ameten crepeþ in an amete hulle" [chronicle of Robert of Gloucester, 1297]
| ANTS Antenna Subsystem |
