carpenter ant
car·pen·ter ant
C c Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kahr-puh n-ter ant]
- /ˈkɑr pən tər ænt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [kahr-puh n-ter ant]
- /ˈkɑr pən tər ænt/
Definitions of carpenter ant words
- noun carpenter ant any of a genus (Camponotus) of large ants that build nests in wooden buildings, tree trunks, etc. by gnawing out a complicated series of chambers 3
- noun carpenter ant a black or brown ant of the genus Camponotus that nests in the wood of decaying or dead trees in which it bores tunnels for depositing its eggs. 1
- noun carpenter ant Any of several large ants, of the genus Camponotus, found in North America and northern China, that build nests in dead wood. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of carpenter ant
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Carpenter ant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carpenter ant popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
carpenter ant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ca
- Words starting with car
- Words starting with carp
- Words starting with carpe
- Words starting with carpen
- Words starting with carpent
- Words starting with carpente
- Words starting with carpenter
- Words starting with carpentera
- Words starting with carpenteran
- Words starting with carpenterant