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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pis•mire (pis′mīər′, piz′-),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsan ant.
- Scandinavian (compare Danish myre, Swedish myra), cognate with Dutch mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants
- Middle English pissemyre, equivalent. to pisse to urinate + obsolete mire ant, perh. 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pismire /ˈpɪsˌmaɪə/ n - an archaic or dialect word for an ant
Etymology: 14th Century (literally: urinating ant, from the odour of formic acid characteristic of an ant hill): from piss + obsolete mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse maurr, Middle Low German mīre ant |