Pismire Definition

pĭsmīr, pĭz-
noun
An ant.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
pismire
Plural:
pismires

Origin of Pismire

  • Middle English pissemyre pisse urine (from the smell of the formic acid that ants secrete) piss mire ant (probably of Scandinavian origin) (Danish myre)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English pissemyre, equivalent to piss + mire (“ant"). So called due to the smell of anthills. Compare pissant.

    From Wiktionary

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