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語源

From 中期英語 ametehul, amptehille, from 古期英語 ǣmethyll, equivalent to ant +‎ hill.

発音

• IPA: /ˈænt.hɪl/

名詞

anthill (plural anthills)

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

   Hyponym: termite mound

   Coordinate term: anthole

   • 2024 November 27, Paul Bigland, “Around the UK on nearly 80 trains...”, in RAIL, number 1023, page 48:

     On arrival at Edinburgh Waverley, I fight my way through the throngs of tourists and locals turning the place into a human anthill.

語源

From ant +‎ hill.

発音

• IPA: /ˈænthɪl/

名詞

ant-hill (plural ant-hills)

1. A mound-shaped nest built or inhabited by ants or termites.