"ant cow" meaning in All languages combined

See ant cow on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ant cows [plural]
Etymology: By analogy to the milking of a cow. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ant cow (plural ant cows)
  1. Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.
    Sense id: en-ant_cow-en-noun-xSJ883yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Aphids

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "By analogy to the milking of a cow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ant cows",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ant cow (plural ant cows)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Aphids",
          "orig": "en:Aphids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew."
      ],
      "id": "en-ant_cow-en-noun-xSJ883yb",
      "links": [
        [
          "aphid",
          "aphid"
        ],
        [
          "ant",
          "ant"
        ],
        [
          "honeydew",
          "honeydew"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ant cow"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ant cows",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ant cow (plural ant cows)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Aphids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aphid",
          "aphid"
        ],
        [
          "ant",
          "ant"
        ],
        [
          "honeydew",
          "honeydew"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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