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formiguer

Pronunciation: [fur.miˈɣe̞]

“formiguer” is a Catalan word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. ant

noun

  1. anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
  2. the ants comunity of an anthill
  3. place with lots of moving people
  4. lots of moving people
  5. anteater
  6. wryneck
  7. a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes

Etymology

From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.

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