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| ant bear |
a large, toothless, ant-eating mammal with a long snout, a sticky, extendable tongue, and a long shaggy tail; great anteater. [1/2 definitions] |
| carpenter ant |
any of various types of large ant that nest in decaying trees and wood buildings and gnaw out tunnels in which to lay their eggs. |
| doodlebug |
the larva of an ant lion. |
| giant anteater |
see "ant bear." |
| great anteater |
see "ant bear." |
| mirex |
an insecticide used esp. against the stinging fire ant. |
| Moloch |
(l.c.) a spiny, ant-eating lizard native to the Australian desert. [1/2 definitions] |
| neuropterous |
relating or belonging to a group of insects that have four membranous, lacy wings, such as the lacewing and ant lion. |
| pismire |
an ant. |
| worker |
an infertile female member of one of the groups of social insects, such as the ant, bee, or termite. [1/3 definitions] |
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