| English Dictionary |
FORMICARY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does formicary mean?
• FORMICARY (noun)
The noun FORMICARY has 1 sense:
1. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
Familiarity information: FORMICARY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
anthill; formicary
Hypernyms ("formicary" is a kind of...):
hammock; hillock; hummock; knoll; mound (a small natural hill)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Try not to become a man of success but a man of value." (English proverb)
"A woman that does not want to cook, takes all day to prepare the ingredients." (Albanian proverb)
"Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change." (Arabic proverb)
"He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death." (Corsican proverb)
"A woman that does not want to cook, takes all day to prepare the ingredients." (Albanian proverb)
"Only three things in life are certain birth, death and change." (Arabic proverb)
"He who leads an immoral life dies an immoral death." (Corsican proverb)