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Definition of Pismire
1. Noun. Social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers.
Generic synonyms: Hymenopter, Hymenopteran, Hymenopteron, Hymenopterous Insect
Group relationships: Family Formicidae, Formicidae
Specialized synonyms: Monomorium Pharaonis, Pharaoh Ant, Pharaoh's Ant, Little Black Ant, Monomorium Minimum, Army Ant, Driver Ant, Legionary Ant, Carpenter Ant, Fire Ant, Formica Rufa, Wood Ant, Slave Ant, Slave-maker, Slave-making Ant, Bulldog Ant
Definition of Pismire
1. n. An ant, or emmet.
Definition of Pismire
1. Noun. (regional) An ant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pismire
1. an ant [n -S] - See also: ant
Medical Definition of Pismire
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pismire
Literary usage of Pismire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A New Dictionary of the Italian and English Languages: Based Upon that of by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti, John Davenport, Guglielmo Comelati (1854)
"Pisces, s. (t. d'Astron.) Pe'sci, m. pi. (121»" Pisiform, a. informa di pistilo.
pismire, a. formica, f. V. ant, emmet. ..."