formiguer
Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]formiguer m (plural formiguers)
- anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
- the ants comunity of an anthill
- (figuratively) place with lots of moving people
- (figuratively) lots of moving people
- anteater
- Synonym: os formiguer
- wryneck
- Synonym: colltort
- a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “formiguer” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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- ca:Ants
- ca:Antshrikes
- ca:Mammals
- ca:Woodpeckers