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pismire definition

pis·mire (pis′mīr′, piz′-)

noun

Archaic an ant

Etymology: ME pissemire < pisse, urine + mire, ant (< Scand, as in Dan myre, Swed myra < IE base *morwi-, ant > L formica): from the odor of formic acid, discharged by ants

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