Pismire

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pismire \Pis"mire\, n. [Piss + mire; so called because it
     discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See {Mire}
     an ant.] (Zool.)
     An ant, or emmet.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pismire
       n : social insect living in organized colonies;
           characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings
           during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the
           workers [syn: {ant}, {emmet}]