ant-man n.
an alien being that resembles an ant in humanoid form
Also as the proper name of several superheroes in the Marvel universe, first appearing in 1962.
Aliens
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1901
H. G. Wells
These ant-like beings, these ant-men.
First Men in Moon xxii. 272 -
1942
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Ralph Milne Farley
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Then the ant-man clattered rapidly off down the corridor, taking the precious cartridge with him.
Radio Planet in Famous Fantastic Mysteries Apr. 16/1 -
1984
David Brin
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To be slain on sight by mammal-hating antmen, for instance, would have merely been unavoidable bad luck.
Practice Effect iii. iii. 47 -
1995
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Stephen Baxter
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The nearest Ant-Man took a single, angular step towards me. He was perhaps five feet all. His legs were so thin they were more like bare bones, I thought, than fleshy limbs. His body seemed segmented…. His head was a sort of pear-shape.
Ant-Men of Tibet in Interzone May 11 -
2004
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Kage Baker
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‘Now, this was no ordinary island, friends! For on it was the holy shrine of the great Egyptian god Osiris, once guarded by the fierce race of ant-men, the Myrmidions!’ ‘Don’t you mean the Myrmidons?’ called the schoolmaster. ‘They were—’ ‘No, that was somebody else!’ said Golescu. ‘These people I am talking about were terrors, understand? Giant, six-limbed men with fearsome jaws and superhuman strength, whom Osiris placed there to guard the secrets of his temple! [...]’
Mother Aegypt in Year’s Best Science Fiction 22 (2005) 271
Research requirements
antedating 1901
Research History
Ben Ostrowsky submitted a 2004 cite from Kage Baker.
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