formican

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin formica (“ant”) +‎ -an.

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formican (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to ants.
    • 1904, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 108, page 559:
      In fact, apian, formican, vespal, and termital government is not a monarchy, but a pure democracy. The queens of ants, bees, wasps, and termites wear the crown of maternity — no other.

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