ant cow

noun

Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.

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Meanings

nounant cow (plural ant cows)

plural ant cows

  1. Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew.

Origin

By analogy to the milking of a cow.

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APA

ant cow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ant%20cow

MLA

“ant cow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ant%20cow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ant cow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ant%20cow.

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