anthill
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anthill
- /ˈænt.hɪl/
- /ˈeə̯nt.hɪl/
- /ˈɛə̯nt.hɪl/
Where it comes from
From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.
noun anthills
- A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests. On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place into a human anthill.
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noun home of ants and termites
| Español | hormiguero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 개미집 gaemijip, 개미총 gaemichong, 개미둑 gaemiduk, 개미탑 gaemitap |
| 日本語 | 蟻塚 arizuka, アリの巣 ari no su, 蟻の塔 ari no tō |
| 中文 | 蟻丘 /蚁丘 yǐqiū, 蟻穴 /蚁穴 yǐxué |
| हिन्दी | वल्मीक valmīk, बाँबी bāmbī |
| Kiswahili | kichuguu, kingulima |
| Português | formigueiro, cupinzeiro (termites) |
| Français | fourmilière, termitière (termites) |
| Deutsch | Ameisenhaufen, Ameisenhügel |
| Italiano | formicaio |
| Ελληνικά | μυρμηγκοφωλιά myrmigkofoliá |
| Română | furnicar, mușuroi |
| Русский | мураве́йник muravéjnik |
| Tiếng Việt | tổ kiến |
| العربية | مَسْكَن نَمْل maskan naml |
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