| 单词 | ant-hive |
| 释义 | > as lemmasant-hive ant-hive n. an ant colony; esp. an artificial ants' nest or formicarium; cf. ant farm n. ΚΠ 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xvii. 58 Huber..invented a kind of ant-hive, so constructed as to enable him to observe their proceedings without disturbing them. 1869 J. G. Wood Rennie's Insect Archit. (new ed.) p. xiv (heading) Ant-hive or formicary. 1932 Amer. Photogr. 26 Oct. 592/1 An ant hive is constructed of glass, and for this reason all the workings of the living, growing colony of insects may be easily watched and photographed. 2007 D. Hughes Brit. Chrons. I. i. 11 The Bronze Age Britons..were themselves organized into a highly regimented society like an ant-hive. < as lemmas |
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