anthill
noun [C] /ˈænt.hɪl/Definition
› a pile of soil created by ants when they are making their nests undergroundAnimal dwellings - naturalAnimal Dwellings - man-made
(Definition of anthill noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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