Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jet ant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: jet ant
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.

Etymology

From its jet-black colour.

Inflected Forms

jet ants (plural)

Questions

What does jet ant mean?: A blackish European ant (Formica fuliginosa), which builds its nest of a paper-like material in the trunks of trees.
Where does jet ant come from?: From its jet-black colour.

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