emmet

• اسم يشير إلى حشرة اجتماعية تعيش في مستعمرات منظمة، وتعرف أيضاً باسم النمل. هذا المصطلح مهجور أو لهجي في الوقت الحاضر.

A noun referring to a social insect that lives in organized colonies, also known as an ant. This term is now archaic or dialectal.

1. Ant (dialect/archaic)C2informalbritish

   A small social insect that lives in organized colonies, with wingless female workers, winged males, and a fertile queen.

   نمل (لهجي/قديم)

   • In some regions of England, an emmet is the local name for an ant.
   • The children watched the emmets carrying crumbs back to their nest.
   • He used the old word 'emmet' when describing the insect in his garden.
   • The colony of emmets worked tirelessly to build their mound.

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