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formicaria

formicaria is the plural of formicarium.

Meaning of formicarium

Noun

formicarium (plural formicaria or formicariums)

  1. A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
    • It is on the outskirts of the forest, or around clearings, or near wide roads that let in the sun, that these formicariums are generally found.1874, Thomas Belt, The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests. […], London: John Murray, […], page 73

Questions about formicaria

What is formicaria the plural of?
Formicaria is the plural of formicarium.

Words near formicaria in the dictionary

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

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