Part 482

<hw>Ant"-bear`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An edentate animal of tropical America (the <i>Tamanoir</i>), living on ants. It belongs to the genus <spn>Myrmecophaga</spn>.</def>

<h1>Ant bird</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant" bird</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <i>Ant bird</i>, under <er>Ant</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Ant-cattle</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant"-cat`tle</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <plu>pl.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. See <er>Aphips</er>.</def>

<h1>Ante-</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te-</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. <i>anti</i>, Goth. <i>and-</i>, <i>anda-</i> (only in comp.), AS. <i>and-</i>, <i>ond-</i>, (only in comp.: cf. <er>Answer</er>, <er>Along</er>), G. <i>ant-</i>, <i>ent-</i> (in comp.). The Latin <i>ante</i> is generally used in the sense of <i>before</i>, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. <?/ in that of <i>opposite</i>, or <i>in the place of</i>.</def>

<h1>Ante</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Poker Playing)</fld> <def>Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (<i>ante</i>) the game begins.</def>

<h1>Ante</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te</hw>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <def>To put up (an ante).</def>

<h1>Anteact</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te*act`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A preceding act.</def>

<h1>Anteal</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An"te*al</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[ets>antea</ets>, <ets>ante</ets>, before. Cf. <er>Ancient</er>.]</ety> <def>Being before, or in front.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>J. Fleming.</i>

<h1>Ant-eater</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>Ant"-eat`er</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See <er>Ant-bear</er>, <er>Pangolin</er>, <er>Aard-vark</er>, and <er>Echidna</er>.</def>

<h1>Antecedaneous</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*ce*da"ne*ous</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Antecede</er>.]</ety> <def>Antecedent; preceding in time.</def> "Capable of <i>antecedaneous</i> proof."

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Antecede</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*cede"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t. & i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>antecedere</ets>; <ets>ante + cedere</ets> to go. See <er>Cede</er>.]</ety> <def>To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass.</def>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<h1>Antecedence</h1> <Xpage=62>

<hw>An`te*ced"ence</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or state of going before in time; precedence.</def>

<i>H. Spenser.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.</def>