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- English Word Ant egg Definition One of the small white egg-shaped pupae or cocoons of the ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed to be eggs.
- English Word Ant thrush Definition One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.
- English Word Ant thrush Definition See Ant bird, under Ant.
- English Word Ant- Definition See Anti-, prefix.
- English Word Ant-bear Definition An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living on ants. It belongs to the genus Myrmecophaga.
- English Word Ant-cattle Definition Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See Aphips.
- English Word Ant-eater Definition One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.
- English Word Ant-hill Definition A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.
- English Word Ant-lion Definition A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is Myrmeleon obsoletus, the European is M. formicarius.
- English Word Anta Definition A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
- English Word Antacid Definition A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent.
- English Word Antacid Definition Counteractive of acidity.
- English Word Antacrid Definition Corrective of acrimony of the humors.
- English Word Antae Definition of Anta
- English Word Antaean Definition Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.
- English Word Antagonism Definition Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.
- English Word Antagonist Definition One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent.
- English Word Antagonist Definition A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an extensor, which extends it.
- English Word Antagonist Definition A medicine which opposes the action of another medicine or of a poison when absorbed into the blood or tissues.
- English Word Antagonist Definition Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools of philosophy.
- English Word Antagonistic Definition Alt. of Antagonistical
- English Word Antagonistical Definition Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
- English Word Antagonize Definition To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
- English Word Antagonize Definition To act in opposition.
- English Word Antagonized Definition of Antagonize
- English Word Antagonozing Definition of Antagonize
- English Word Antagony Definition Contest; opposition; antagonism.
- English Word Antalgic Definition Alleviating pain.
- English Word Antalgic Definition A medicine to alleviate pain; an anodyne.
- English Word Antalkali Definition Alt. of Antalkaline