noun
pl. -·car·ies an anthill or ants' nest
also for·mi·car′ium
noun
pl. -·car′iaOrigin of formicary
Medieval Latin formicarium from an unverified form formicarius, of ants from Classical Latin formica, ant: see formicformicary
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formicary
noun
pl. for·mi·car·iesA nest of ants; an anthill.
Origin of formicary
Medieval Latin formīcārium from Latin formīca antTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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