formicary

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noun

An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.

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anthill
OriginLatin formica →
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Meanings

nounformicary (plural formicaries)

plural formicaries

  1. An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest

Similar
anthill
Broader
knollmoundhillock
Also see
anthill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinformica“ant”
  2. Englishformicary

From Latin formica (“ant”) + -ary.

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APA

formicary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicary

MLA

“formicary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formicary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicary.

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