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anthill

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See also:ant-hill

English

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An anthill
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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishametehul,amptehille, fromOld Englishǣmethyll, equivalent toant +‎hill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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anthill (pluralanthills)

  1. Acone-shapedstructure built fromsediment and other available materials byants orwhite ants (termites), and beneath which thecolonynests.
    Hyponym:termite mound
    Coordinate term:anthole
    • 2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, inRAIL, number1023, page48:
      On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place into a humananthill.

Translations

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home of ants and termites
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