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ant vs slave-making ant

slave-making ant vs ant

ant and slave-making ant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ant Yes No No No
slave-making ant Yes No No No
As nouns, slave-making ant is a hyponym of ant; that is, slave-making 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
  • slave-making ant: an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants
ant (noun) slave-making 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 an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants
Difference between ant and slave-making ant

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