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ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz-pis·mire

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ant, emmet, pismirenoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. pismirenoun

    An ant.

  2. Etymology: From piss + mire ‘ant’, named from the smell of an anthill.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pismirenoun

    An ant; an emmet.

    Etymology: myra , Sax. pismiere, Dutch.

    His cloaths, as atoms might prevail,
    Might fit a pismire or a whale. Matthew Prior.

    Prejudicial to fruit are pismires, caterpillars and mice. John Mortimer.

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  1. pismire

    A pismire is an archaic or dialect term for an ant.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pismirenoun

    an ant, or emmet

  2. Etymology: [Piss + mire; so called because it discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See Mire an ant.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Pismire

    pis′mīr, n. an ant or emmet. [Piss, from the strong smell of the ant-hill, A.S. mire, ant.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pismire in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pismire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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