formicary

for·mi·car·y

F0265900 (fôr′mĭ-kĕr′ē)n. pl. for·mi·car·ies A nest of ants; an anthill.

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

(ˈfɔːmɪkərɪ) or

n, pl -caries or -caria (-ˈkɛərɪə) (Zoology) less common names for ant hill[C19: from Medieval Latin formīcārium see formic]

(ˈfɔr mɪˌkɛr i)

n., pl. -car•ies. an ant nest. [1810–20; < Latin formīc(a) ant + -ary]

the dwelling of a colony of ants, as an anthill or nest.See also: Ants

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Noun

formicary - a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nestanthillhammock, hillock, hummock, knoll, mound - a small natural hill