"piss ant" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: piss ants [plural], pissant [alternative], piss-ant [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piss ant (plural piss ants)
  1. A wood ant (from the smell of its nest), or an ant belonging to one of various other minor species.
    Sense id: en-piss_ant-en-noun-pUByH0AM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Ants: 68 32
  2. (rare) Alternative spelling of pissant Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: pissant
    Sense id: en-piss_ant-en-noun-l4gvCpUV

Inflected forms

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    },
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        }
      ],
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        "A wood ant (from the smell of its nest), or an ant belonging to one of various other minor species."
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    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    },
    {
      "form": "piss-ant",
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      ]
    }
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      ],
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