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formicary

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for⋅mi⋅car⋅y

  [fawr-mi-ker-ee]
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–noun, plural -car⋅ies.
an ant nest.
Origin:
1810–20; < ML formīcārium ant hill, n. use of neut. of *formīcārius of, pertaining to ants. See formic, -arium
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for·mi·car·y   (fôr'mĭ-kěr'ē)   
n.   pl. for·mi·car·ies
A nest of ants; an anthill.

[Medieval Latin formīcārium, from Latin formīca, ant.]
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