ant

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ant n (insect)hormiga nf
 After discovering that ants had invaded his house, Brent called an exterminator.
 Al descubrir que las hormigas habían invadido su casa, Brent llamó a un exterminador.
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Additional Translations
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ANT n ® (wireless technology)ANT n propio f
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
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ant bear,
antbear n		 (animal: giant anteater)oso hormiguero gigante loc nom m
ant bear,
antbear n		 colloquial (animal: aardvark)cerdo hormiguero loc nom m
ant colony n (ants' underground network)hormiguero nm
  colonia de hormigas nf
ant lion n (winged insect)hormiga león loc nom f
anteater,
ant eater n		 (animal: mammal)oso hormiguero loc nom m
  tamandúa nm
 The anteater has a long snout and a highly-developed sense of smell.
 El oso hormiguero tiene un hocico largo y una sentido del olfato muy desarrollado.
anthill,
ant hill n		 (mound of earth left by ants)hormiguero nm
 You need to cover the ant hill with the insecticide before adding the water.
 Debes cubrir el hormiguero con el insecticida antes de agregar agua.
army ant (insect)hormiga guerrera loc nom f
  hormiga legionaria loc nom f
black ant n (insect)hormiga negra nf + adj
 It's been raining so hard that the black ants marched right into our living room to stay dry.
 Ha llovido y las hormigas negras han invadido nuestro salón huyendo de la humedad.
carpenter ant (insect)hormiga carpintera loc nom f
crazy ant n (variety of insect)hormiga loca nf + adj
driver ant (insect)hormiga conductora nf + adj
fire ant (insect) (insecto)hormiga colorada, hormiga roja loc nom f
  hormiga de fuego loc nom f
flying ant n (winged insect)hormiga voladora loc nom f
red ant n (stinging insect)hormiga roja loc nom f
 You can often see red ants foraging for food in the forest.
 Con frecuencia, puedes ver a la hormiga roja buscando comida en el bosque.
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'ant' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
aardvark - doodlebug - emmet - pismire - termite - worker
Spanish:
hormiga - bibijagua - conga - galga - hormiguero - nte - sompopo

Collocations: a colony of ants, [worker, soldier] ants, the queen ant, more...

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