Ant-hill

ant·hill

[ant-hil]
noun
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English amete hulle, ampte hille; see ant, hill

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anthill

noun
a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest 
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