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