formiguer

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Etymology

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From formiga +‎ -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.

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Adjective

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formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres)

  1. (relational) ant

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Noun

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formiguer m (plural formiguers)

  1. anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
  2. the ants comunity of an anthill
  3. (figuratively) place with lots of moving people
  4. (figuratively) lots of moving people
  5. anteater
    Synonym: os formiguer
  6. wryneck
    Synonym: colltort
  7. a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes

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