formicant

English

Etymology

From Latin formica (“ant”); so called because supposed to resemble the motion of an ant.

Adjective

formicant (comparative more formicant, superlative most formicant)

1. Crawling like an ant.
2. Having a crawling sensation like that of an ant sting
   • 1871, Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases: Their Description, Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment:

     The neurotic aspect of the disease prurigo is well shown in the burning, tingling, formicant character of the disordered sensation.

3. (medicine, obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.

French

Adjective

formicant (feminine formicante, masculine plural formicants, feminine plural formicantes)

1. formicant

Further reading

• “formicant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

formīcant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of formīcō