Definitions for formicaries

formicaries for·mi·car·y

Spelling: [fawr-mi-ker-ee]
IPA: /ˈfɔr mɪˌkɛr i/

Formicaries is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

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Definitions for formicaries

noun

  1. an ant nest.

Origin of formicaries

1810-20; Medieval Latin formīcārium ant hill, noun use of neuter of *formīcārius of, pertaining to ants. See formic, -arium

Examples for formicaries

Sir John Lubbock chloroformed some Lasius niger belonging to his formicary.

Many also enter the formicary, and begin to carry off the young brood that are left in it.

Ants may be readily kept in the schoolroom in an artificial nest or formicary and their life-history and habits closely watched.

At one formicary half a dozen or more young queens were out at the same time.

Another feature evident in disturbing a formicary is the general harmony in which the individuals of any one colony work together.

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