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Anthill   /ˈænthˌɪl/   Listen
Anthill

noun
1.
A mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest.  Synonym: formicary.






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"Anthill" Quotes from Famous Books



... sign of mourning, as it is thought that such an act will bring misfortune. If a man of the snake sept kills a snake accidentally, he places a piece of new yarn on his head, praying for forgiveness, and deposits the body on an anthill, where snakes are supposed to live. If a man of the goat sept eats goat's flesh, it is thought that he will become blind at once. A Parja will not touch the body of his totem-animal when dead, and if he sees any one killing or teasing it when alive, he will go away out of sight. ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV - Kumhar-Yemkala • R.V. Russell



Words linked to "Anthill" :   knoll, hillock, hammock, formicary, mound, hummock



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