Emmet \Em"met\ ([e^]m"m[e^]t), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS. [ae]mete. See {Ant}.] (Zo["o]l.) An ant. [chiefly dialect] [1913 Webster] {Emmet hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the {wryneck[3]}, a type of bird related to the woodpeckers. [1913 Webster]