Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honey-pot ant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ey-pot ant
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.

noun

The class of repletes, individuals of the colony which resemble honeypots.

noun

An individual ant of the type

noun

An individual ant of the replete class

Etymology

From honeypot + ant. From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival.

Inflected Forms

honey-pot ants (plural) honey pot ant (alternative) honeypot ant (alternative)

Phrases

honey-pot honey pot

Frequently Paired Words

honeypot honey-pot honey pot honey pot ant

Synonyms

honey ant plerergate replete rotund

Questions

What does honey-pot ant mean?: A type of ant from Australia, known for a class of individuals within the colony which have huge inflated amber-coloured abdomen.
Where does honey-pot ant come from?: From honeypot + ant. From its large abdomen resembling a pot of honey, which contains a sweet substance used for colony survival.

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