释义 |
formicary|ˈfɔːmɪkərɪ| [ad. med.L. formīcāri-um neut. sing. of *formīcārius pertaining to ants, f. L. formīca ant.] An ants' nest, ant-hill.
1816Kirby & Sp. Entomol. (1843) II. 47 They are conducted into the interior of the Formicary. 1880Lubbock in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XV. No. 83. 176 The queen was alone within an artificial glass formicary. |