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formican

formican adjective: of or pertaining to ants.

Adjective

formican (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to ants.
    • 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.1904, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 108, page 559
    Synonyms:
    formicarian

Synonyms of formican

Origin of formican

From Latin formica (“ant”) + -an.

Questions about formican

What does formican mean?
Formican means of or pertaining to ants.
What part of speech is formican?
Formican is an adjective.

Words near formican in the dictionary

  1. Formia
  2. formic
  3. formic acid
  4. formica
  5. formicaite
  6. formican
  7. formicant
  8. formicaria
  9. formicarian
  10. formicaries
  11. formicariid

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