formican
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin formica (“ant”) + -an.
Adjective
[edit]formican (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to ants.
- 1904, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 108, page 559:
- In fact, apian, formican, vespal, and termital government is not a monarchy, but a pure democracy. The queens of ants, bees, wasps, and termites wear the crown of maternity — no other.