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
for·mi·car·yWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Formicary." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/formicary.
APA Style
Formicary. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/formicary
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.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Formicary." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/formicary.
APA Style
Formicary. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/formicary
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Formicary." YourDictionary. LoveToKnow. www.yourdictionary.com/formicary.
APA Style
Formicary. (n.d.). In YourDictionary. Retrieved from https://www.yourdictionary.com/formicary
