Pismire
61ant — [OE] The word ant appears to carry the etymological sense ‘creature that cuts off or bites off’. Its Old English form, æmette, was derived from a hypothetical Germanic compound *aimaitjōn, formed from the prefix *ai ‘off, away’ and the root *mait …
62ant — n. Pismire, emmet …
63emmet — n. Ant, pismire …
64ant — n pismire, hymenopteron, hymenopter, Chiefly Dial. emmet, Latin, formica, Fr. fourmit Span, hor miga; red ant, agricultural ant, harvester ant, leaf cutting ant; foraging ant, army ant, driver ant, legionary ant; carpenter ant, white ant, termite …
65insect — n 1. bug, mite, vermin, hexapod, arachnid, arthropod, ephemera; fly, housefly, face fly, blowfly, bluebottle fly, fruit fly, may fly, vinegar fly, tsetse fly; gnat, flea, no see um, earwig, water bug; mosquito, wasp, tick, bedbug, weevil, beetle …
66ant — [OE] The word ant appears to carry the etymological sense ‘creature that cuts off or bites off’. Its Old English form, æmette, was derived from a hypothetical Germanic compound *aimaitjōn, formed from the prefix *ai ‘off, away’ and the root *mait …
67formic — [fôr′mik] adj. [< L formica, an ant < IE * morm , var. of morwi > OIr moirb, ON maurr, ant: see PISMIRE] 1. of ants 2. designating or of a colorless acid, HCOOH, that is extremely irritating to the skin: it is found in living organisms,… …
68mirex — ☆ mirex [mī′reks΄ ] n. [coined from initials of its three developers + ex, arbitrary suffix (suggesting ME mire, ant: see PISMIRE & REX)] an insecticide consisting of a chlorinated hydrocarbon, C10Cl12, usually mixed with a bait and used esp.… …
69áíssko'kíínaa — ant; synonyms (n) emmet, pismire, aerial, bee, mire, honeybee, mosquito, (adj) anti …
70army ant — noun tropical nomadic ant that preys mainly on other insects • Syn: ↑driver ant, ↑legionary ant • Hypernyms: ↑ant, ↑emmet, ↑pismire • Member Holonyms: ↑Dorylinae, ↑ …
