Definition
A state of being a unit or member of an organized ant colony; the condition or status of functioning as part of an ant collective.
Etymology
From 'ant' + English '-ship' (state, condition). A modern neologism combining the animal term with the abstract status suffix, used in entomology and sociobiology.
Kelly Says
Scientists studying ants realized they needed a word for what it means to BE part of an ant superorganism—'antship' captures that mind-bending idea that individual ants are like cells in one giant body.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አንበሳ
in-sa an-be-sa
ARالعربية
مجموعة النمل
magh-ribat an-naml
BNবাংলা
মধুমকের গোষ্ঠী
modhum-ker go-shthi
CACatalà
colònia d'arnes
ko-lo-nya d'arnes
CSČeština
mravenčí kolonie
mra-ven-chi ko-lo-nee
DADansk
myresamfund
my-re-sam-fund
DEDeutsch
Ameisengemeinschaft
ay-me-zen-ge-mein-shaft
ELΕλληνικά
συλλογή μυρμηγκιών
si-lo-ghi myr-mi-gki-on
ESEspañol
compañía de hormigas
kom-pa-nyah deh or-mee-gas
FAفارسی
گروه مورچه
gho-reh moor-cheh
FISuomi
muurahaisjoukko
muu-ra-hais-jouk-ko
FRFrançais
association d'fourmis
as-so-see-a-syohn duh foor-mee
HAHA
kungi na'an
kun-gi na-an
HEעברית
צוות של יתושות
tzo-vet shel yit-o-sho-t
HIहिन्दी
चींटी का समूह
chee-ntee ka sa-moo-h
HUMagyar
molykolónia
mol-y-ko-lo-nya
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerombolan semut
ge-rom-bo-lan se-mut
ITItaliano
colonie di formiche
koh-loh-nee dee for-mee-che
JA日本語
アリの集団
ari no shudan
KKKK
құрттар тобы
qurt-tar to-by
KMKM
ចំណាត់ រាតន
cham-na-at rea-tan
MRMR
टिळ्यांची गट
ti-lya-an-chi gat
MSBahasa Melayu
kumpulan semut
ku-lum semut
MYမြန်မာ
ပုစ္စေး တွဲ
pu-s-se-e twe
NLNederlands
mierenkolonie
meer-en-ko-lo-nee
NONorsk
maurkoloni
maur-ko-lo-nee
PAPA
ਮਕੜੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਸਮूह
mak-da-yaan da sa-muh
PLPolski
kolonia mrów
ko-lo-nee mrow
PTPortuguês
companhia de formigas
kom-pan-ee-ah deh for-mee-gas
RORomână
colonie de furnici
ko-lo-nee deh fur-nui-chi
RUРусский
муравейник
mura-vey-nik
SVSvenska
myrsamhälle
myrs-sam-hel-le
SWKiswahili
kundi la mchwa
kun-di la mch-wa
TAதமிழ்
புழுக்கள் குழு
pu-zhu-kkal ku-zhu
TEతెలుగు
పురుగుల బృందం
pu-ru-gu-la bru-ndam
TLTL
pulut ng mga ant
pu-lut ng mga ant
TRTürkçe
karınca topluluğu
kar-in-tsa to-plu-lu-gu
UKУкраїнська
мурашник
mu-rash-nik
URاردو
مگرمہ کی ٹولی
murg-ma ki toli
VITiếng Việt
bầy kiến
bay ken
YOYO
agbegbe ọrọ
a-g-be-g-be or-o
ZUZU
inkundla ye-ntombi
in-kun-dla ye-ntombi