Pismire

/ˈpɪsmaɪə(ɹ)/

चींटी

Very Hard #कीट #जीवविज्ञान #प्राचीन-शब्द #साहित्यिक-प्रयोग

Origin & History

From Middle English pismire, from Old English pissemyre (“ant”), literally “urine-ant” (pisse + myre), likely referring to the sharp smell of ants.

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी pismire से, जो पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी pissemyre (“चींटी”) से आया है; शब्दशः अर्थ “मूत्र-चींटी” (pisse + myre), संभवतः चींटियों की तीखी गंध के संदर्भ में।

Definition

A pismire is an old-fashioned word for an ant (a small social insect).

पिस्मायर (pismire) चींटी के लिए एक पुराना/प्राचीन अंग्रेज़ी शब्द है (एक छोटी सामाजिक कीट)।

Parts of Speech

Noun:
In old texts, you may find the word pismire used for an ant.

Usage Examples

The poet compared the busy pismire to a diligent worker.
A pismire trail ran along the edge of the stone path.
He brushed away a pismire that had crawled onto his sleeve.

Synonyms

Ant

Related Forms

Noun
Pismire / Ant

Idioms & Phrases

As busy as a pismire
चींटी की तरह व्यस्त/बहुत व्यस्त