noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
2. 2
   a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anthillanthill

Etymology

From Latin formica (“ant”) + -ary.

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