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formicine

formicine adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of ants.

formicine: of, relating to, or characteristic of ants
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Adjective

formicine (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ants.

Noun

formicine (plural formicines)

  1. Any ant of the subfamily Formicinae or tribe Formicini.

formicine meaning in Tamil

formicine in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Forms of formicine

pluralformicines

Origin of formicine

From Latin formīcīnus.

Questions about formicine

What does formicine mean?
Formicine means of, relating to, or characteristic of ants.
What is formicine in Tamil?
Formicine in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Formicine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is formicine?
Formicine can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near formicine in the dictionary

  1. formicid
  2. formicide
  3. formicides
  4. formicids
  5. formiciform
  6. formicine
  7. formicines
  8. formicivore
  9. formicivores
  10. formicivorous
  11. formicoid

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