Crossword clues for formicary
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Formicary
Formicary \For"mi*ca*ry\, n. [LL. formicarium, fr. L. formica an ant.] (Zo["o]l.) The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
formicary
"ant nest," 1816, from Medieval Latin formicarium, from Latin formica "ant" (see Formica (n.2)).
Wiktionary
formicary
n. An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
WordNet
formicary
n. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest [syn: anthill]
Usage examples of "formicary".
A favourite set target is the bulbous formicary of the white ant which disfigures so many of the trees of the forest.