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anthill.

A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈænt.hɪl//ˈeə̯nt.hɪl//ˈɛə̯nt.hɪl/
  1. A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English ametehul, amptehille, from Old English ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant + hill.

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