Word: ants
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ants
Definition: Plural of ant; social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Morphemes:
Affix: ant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: e-
Meaning: off, away
Affix: maitaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: maitana
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).