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A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.

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  1. n. A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin.
  2. n. hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines
  3. A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on the skin. Dunglison.
  4. A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on theskin. Dunglison.
  5. n. hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines