emmet

• 名词，指生活在有组织群体中的社会性昆虫，即蚂蚁。该词现已过时或属方言用法。

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.

   蚂蚁（方言/古语）

   • 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.

   同义词antpismire