formicine
Definition of formicine
1 : of, relating to, or resembling an ant
2 [New Latin Formicinae group of ants, from Latin, feminine plural of formicinus] : belonging to a group of ants that resemble and are closely related to those of the genus Formica
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Origin and Etymology of formicine
Latin formicinus, from formica ant + -inus -ine
formicine
Definition of formicine
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: a formicine ant
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