- anting
- noun Date: 1936 bird behavior in which ants are rubbed on the feathers to obtain chemicals (as formic acid) from the ants
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Anting — Die Großgemeinde Anting (chinesisch 安亭鎮 / 安亭镇 āntíng zhèn) liegt im Stadtbezirk Jiading der chinesischen Regierungsunmittelbaren Stadt Shanghai, rund 34 km westlich vom Zentrum Shanghais entfernt an der Grenze zur benachbarten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Anting — This article is about a place. For the biological behaviour related to ants, see Anting (bird activity). Anting (zh cp |c=安亭 |p=Āntíng) is a town in Shanghai, People s Republic of China. Pronounced An ting, the placename means The Pavilion of… … Wikipedia
Anting — Original name in latin Anting Name in other language An t ing chen, An t’ing chen, Anting, Anting Zhen, an ting, an ting zhen State code CN Continent/City Asia/Shanghai longitude 31.2989 latitude 121.1576 altitude 8 Population 0 Date 2012 06 05 … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Anting Villa Hotel — (Шанхай,Китай) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 46 Anting Road., Сюйхуэ … Каталог отелей
Anting (bird activity) — In the behavior called anting, birds rub insects on their feathers, usually ants, which secrete liquids containing chemicals such as formic acid, that can act as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide. It possibly also supplements… … Wikipedia
anting — /an ting/, n. the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites. [1935 40; ANT + ING1, as trans. of G Einemsen] * * * … Universalium
anting — noun The practice, of some birds, of rubbing live ants into the feathers as a means of controlling parasites … Wiktionary
anting — an·te || æntɪ n. sum of money paid (gambling); advance payment (business venture); individual s share in the expenses of a group v. place a bet (Gambling); pay one s share of expenses (as part of a group) pref. before, in front of, prior … English contemporary dictionary
anting — ant·ing … English syllables
anting — ˈan(ˌ)tiŋ noun ( s) Etymology: ant (I) + ing of certain birds : the deliberate placing of living ants or other small invertebrates among the feathers … Useful english dictionary
