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noun
An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: anthill
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Broader terms: knoll, mound, hillock, hummock, hammock
History
From Latin formica (“ant”) + -ary.
