formicary

English

Etymology

From Latin formica (“ant”) +‎ -ary.

Noun

formicary (plural formicaries)

An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.

Translations

An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants

Bulgarian: мравуняк (bg) m (mravunjak)

Russian: мураве́йник (ru) m (muravéjnik)

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