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Definition of Emmet
1. Noun. Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers.
Generic synonyms: Hymenopter, Hymenopteran, Hymenopteron, Hymenopterous Insect
Group relationships: Family Formicidae, Formicidae
Specialized synonyms: Monomorium Pharaonis, Pharaoh Ant, Pharaoh's Ant, Little Black Ant, Monomorium Minimum, Army Ant, Driver Ant, Legionary Ant, Carpenter Ant, Fire Ant, Formica Rufa, Wood Ant, Slave Ant, Slave-maker, Slave-making Ant, Bulldog Ant
Definition of Emmet
1. n. An ant.
Definition of Emmet
1. Noun. (archaic) An ant ¹
2. Noun. (Cornish dialect pejorative) A tourist ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Emmet
1. an ant [n -S] - See also: ant
Medical Definition of Emmet
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Emmet
Literary usage of Emmet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"Addis emmet, MD With a collection of autographs of the signers and other documents.
... Addis emmet, MD 1896. 106 autographs and 1019 illustrations, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"The only known writings of emmet are a short poem on the myrtle and other trees,
and an allegory of j thirty-two stanzas of four lines each, ..."
3. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1922)
"Dr. emmet, grandnephew of Robert emmet, was the grandson of the patriot's brother,
that Thomas Addis emmet who emigrated to America and became founder of ..."
4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"In this hopeless state of affairs a false report reached emmet at one of his ...
emmet put on a green and white uniform and placed himself at the head of ..."
5. Irish Literature by Justin McCarthy, Maurice Francis Egan, Charles Welsh, Douglas Hyde, Gregory, James Jeffrey Roche (1904)
"ROBERT emmet was born in Cork March 4, 1778. He was originally intended for the
... The result was that emmet was expelled. He then went to live with his ..."
6. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Pikes were handed oat, and emmet found himself at the head of an ... emmet had
been powerless to stop the slaughter; and the appearance of a body of troops ..."
7. American Eloquence: a Collection of Speeches and Addresses: By the Most by Frank Moore (1857)
"THOMAS ADDIS emmet, one of the most eminent advocates of the nineteenth century,
... His father, Robert emmet, was a physician of respectable standing, ..."
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