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ant vs carpenter ant

carpenter ant vs ant

ant and carpenter ant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ant Yes No No No
carpenter ant Yes No No No
As nouns, carpenter ant is a hyponym of ant; that is, carpenter ant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ant:
  • ant: social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
  • carpenter ant: ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
ant (noun) carpenter ant (noun)
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers ant that nests in decaying wood in which it bores tunnels for depositing eggs
Difference between ant and carpenter ant

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