formicine

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adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of ants.

OriginLatin formīcīnus →
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Meanings

adjectiveformicine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or characteristic of ants.
nounformicine (plural formicines)

plural formicines

  1. Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae or tribe Formicini.

Origin

  1. Latinformīcīnus
  2. Englishformicine

From Latin formīcīnus.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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