pismire
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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