An ant.
[Middle English pissemyre : pisse, urine (from the smell of the formic acid that ants secrete); see piss + mire, ant (probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Danish myre).]
pismire
Dictionary:
pis·mire (pĭs'mīr', pĭz'-)  |
n.
An ant.
An ant.
| Obscure Words: pismire |
| WordNet: pismire |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers
Synonyms: ant, emmet
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