pissemyre
1pismire — /pis muyeur , piz /, n. an ant. [1350 1400; ME pissemyre, equiv. to pisse to urinate + obs. mire ant, perh. < Scand (cf. Dan myre, Sw myra), c. D mier; pejorative name from stench of formic acid proper to ants] * * * …
2pismire — (n.) late 14c., from pyss urine (said to be in reference to the acrid smell of an anthill) + mire an ant, probably from O.N. maurr ant, perhaps distantly connected with Gk. myrmex, L. formica ant. Cf. pissant, also early Du. mierseycke (from… …
3pismire — pis•mire [[t]ˈpɪsˌmaɪər, ˈpɪz [/t]] n. ent an ant • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME pissemyre=pisse(n) to urinate +myre ant, perh. < Scand (cf. Dan myre, Sw myra), c. D mier; from stench of formic acid proper to ants …
