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Aristida oligantha
Ant Ant, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G. ameise. Cf. Emmet.] (Zo["o]l.) A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus Formica, which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a pismire. Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working ants, besides the males and females; the former are without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within, where they maintain a perfect system of order, store their provisions, and nurture their young. There are many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the Neuroptera. Ant bird (Zo["o]l.), one of a very extensive group of South American birds (Formicariid[ae]), which live on ants. The family includes many species, some of which are called ant shrikes, ant thrushes, and ant wrens. Ant rice (Bot.), a species of grass (Aristida oligantha) cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.

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- Aristida is a very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the gr**** family. Aristida is distinguished by having three awns (bristles) on each lemma of...
- Aristida stricta, known as wiregr**** or pineland three-awn gr****, is a warm-season gr**** native to North America. The species dominates understory vegetation...
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- Aristida purpurea is a species of gr**** native to North America which is known by the common name purple three-awn. This gr**** is fairly widespread and...
- Aristida anaclasta is a species of gr**** in the family Poaceae. It is a perennial endemic to the island of Socotra in Yemen. It is known only from the...
- Aristida behriana is a native Australian species of gr**** commonly known as bunch wire gr**** or brush wire gr****. It is a bright green perennial plant...
- Aristida rhizomophora is a species of gr**** known by the common name Florida threeawn. It is endemic to Florida in the United States. This perennial gr****...
- Aristida warburgii is a species of gr**** (in the family Poaceae) that is native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was first described by Carl Christian...
- Aristida pungens is a member of the family Poaceae, known in Arabic as drinn. Aristida pungens is a tall perennial plant with deep roots and long leaves...
- Aristida portoricensis is a rare species of gr**** known by the common name pelos del diablo ("hair of the devil"). It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where...