pismire
- noun
- /ˈpɪsˌmaɪər/
- Archaic
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hormiga
- In the meadow, we spotted a little pismire carrying a crumb back to its nest.
Examples
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Why does Master Po call you ''pismire''?
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A pismire.
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And the pismire Ant the pismire is equally perfect.
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lt's just that... ...l thought Master Po called you pismire.
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Pismire!
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Pismire!
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Anthills are known as pismires; since Americans don't care to live that way, I trust in their good sense and the Constitution.
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The colony of pismires worked tirelessly to build their anthill.
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The farmer noticed the pismires swarming around the fallen fruit in his orchard.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small insect that lives in large groups and works together
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9.9
An old word for an ant that lives in large groups
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pismire is an old name for an ant. It likely comes from old parts piss (a word for 'urine' or a strong smell) and myre (an old word for 'ant'), so people may have called ants pismires because of the smell when they were crushed, which is why the word appears for 'ant' in older writing.