Anthelic arc
a rare halo occurring at the sun’s elevation but in the opposite part of the sky.
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a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism: the national anthem of Spain; our college anthem. a piece of sacred vocal music, usually with words taken from the Scriptures. a hymn sung alternately by different sections of a choir or congregation. to celebrate with or in an anthem. Contemporary Examples Georgia has written for publications […]
- Anthema
. an eruption of the skin.
- Ant hill
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest. Historical Examples Without saying more, I merely begged him to mount upon the ant hill and look toward M’rooli. In the Heart of Africa Samuel White Baker Lads of Zuñi took my egg and hatched it […]
- Anthill
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest. Historical Examples Tired out, half-starved and as disconsolate as the donkey in the stable, I sat myself on an anthill. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War Ben Viljoen. This large city lay in the landscape like […]
- Ant lion
any of several insects belonging to the family Myrmeleontidae, of the order Neuroptera, the larvae of which dig a pit in sand where they lie in wait to prey upon ants or other insects that lose their footing. Historical Examples It is easy to find these pit-falls of the ant lion in sand banks in […]