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Pismire

Pismire Meaning & Definition
Pismire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pismire?

[n] social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pismire: ant | emmet

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See Also | army ant | bulldog ant | carpenter ant | driver ant | family Formicidae | fire ant | Formica rufa | Formicidae | hymenopter | hymenopteran | hymenopteron | hymenopterous insect | legionary ant | little black ant | Monomorium minimum | Monomorium pharaonis | pharaoh ant | pharaoh's ant | slave ant | slave-maker | slave-making ant | wood ant

Pismire In Webster's Dictionary

\Pis"mire\, n. [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See {Mire} an ant.] (Zo["o]l.) An ant, or emmet.

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