formicide

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UK/ˈfɔːmɪsʌɪd/

noun

A substance that kills ants

Similar
anticide
OriginLatin formīca →
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Meanings

nounformicide (countable and uncountable, plural formicides)

plural formicides

  1. countableuncountableA substance that kills ants

    Synonyms: anticide

  2. countableuncountableThe killing of ants

    Each category of formicide is driven by an utterly distinct motive. But if you were an ant, you might not care about these fine distinctions.

    2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 599

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA substance that kills ants

Similar
anticide
Also see
anticide

Origin

  1. Latinformīca“ant”
  2. Englishformicide

Combining form of Latin formīca (“ant”) + -cide.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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