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slave-maker vs emmet

emmet vs slave-maker

slave-maker and emmet both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
slave-maker Yes No No No
emmet Yes No No No
As nouns, emmet is a hypernym of slave-maker; that is, emmet is a word with a broader meaning than slave-maker:
  • slave-maker: an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants
  • emmet: social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Other hypernyms of slave-maker include ant, pismire.
slave-maker (noun) emmet (noun)
an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Difference between slave-maker and emmet

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