ANTHILL

anthill, formicary

(noun) a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anthill (plural anthills)

A cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone.

Source: Wiktionary


Ant"-hill, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their nests.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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