Anthema
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an eruption of the skin.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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