pismire

• 过时或方言用词，指生活在有组织群体中的社会性昆虫，繁殖期雄蚁和可生育的蚁后长有翅膀，而无翅的不育雌蚁为工蚁。

An archaic or dialectal noun referring to a social insect that lives in organized colonies, where the males and fertile queen have wings during the breeding season and the wingless sterile females are the workers.

1. AntC2formalbritish

   A small social insect that lives in organized colonies, typically with a queen, males, and wingless sterile female workers.

   蚂蚁

   • The gardener noticed a trail of pismires marching across the path.
   • In old English literature, a pismire was often used as a symbol of industry.
   • He carefully observed the pismire colony under the magnifying glass.

   同义词antemmet