Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In entomology, of or pertaining to ants; formicine.
  • In ornithology, of or pertaining to ant-birds; formicarioid.
  • noun In entomology, one of the Formicariœ; an ant.
  • noun In ornithology, an ant-bird; a formicarioid passerine bird.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to ants.

Etymologies

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From Latin formica (ant) + -arian.

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