formicary
Americannoun
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formicaries
plural
noun
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Origin of formicary
1810–20; < Medieval Latin formīcārium ant hill, noun use of neuter of *formīcārius of, pertaining to ants. See formic, -arium
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The Ewing home at Southfork Ranch, where eight members of one of Texas' wealthiest families contrive to live under one roof, resembles a formicary of Neiman-Marcus showrooms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Several queens often exist in one nest, and I have seen workers drag newly fertilized queens into a formicary to enlarge their resources.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
They very soon commenced work, tunnelling the earth and erecting556 a formicary, as nearly as they could after the pattern of their home on the barrens.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
On one occasion, I took ten Lasius niger and confined them in a specially constructed formicary so that they could not possibly leave the nest.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
But there are other animals in the teeming formicary which seem to subserve no useful purpose other than that of ministering to the ants' love of pets or playmates.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
On one occasion, a swarm was about to take place in one of my formicaries.
From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by James Weir
The formicaries of the two species are often in close contact, so that the nature of the soil is precisely the same.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
Zoology should always be taught with plenty of pets, menagerie resources, and with aquaria, aviaries, apiaries, formicaries, etc., as adjuncts.
From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by G. Stanley Hall
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