pismire

pis·mire

noun \ˈpis-ˌmī(-ə)r, ˈpiz-\

Definition of PISMIRE

: ant

Origin of PISMIRE

Middle English pissemire, from pisse urine + mire ant, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse maurr ant; akin to Latin formica ant, Greek myrmēx

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with PISMIRE

attire, backfire, bemire, catch fire, cross fire, denier, desire, entire, for hire, fox fire, Greek fire, grey friar, hang fire, hellfire, live wire, on fire, prior, rimfire, sapphire, sea fire, snow tire, town crier, trip wire, umpire, watch fire, white friar