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formicant

formicant adjective: crawling like an ant.

Adjective

formicant (comparative more formicant, superlative most formicant)

  1. Crawling like an ant.
  2. Having a crawling sensation like that of an ant sting
    • The neurotic aspect of the disease prurigo is well shown in the burning, tingling, formicant character of the disordered sensation.1871, Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases: Their Description, Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
  3. (obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.

Forms of formicant

comparativemore formicant
superlativemost formicant

Origin of formicant

From Latin formica (“ant”); so called because supposed to resemble the motion of an ant.

Questions about formicant

What does formicant mean?
Formicant means crawling like an ant.
What part of speech is formicant?
Formicant is an adjective.

Words near formicant in the dictionary

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

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