Definition of Formicidae

1. Noun. Ants.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Formicidae

Forestiera neomexicana
Forficula auricularia
Forficulidae
Forli
Forlivian
Forlì-Cesena
Formad's kidney
Formentera
Former Armed Forces
Formica
Formica fusca
Formica rufa
Formica sanguinea
Formicariidae
Formicarius
Formicidae (current term)
Formosa
Formosan
Formosans
Formula 1
Formula One
Fornax
Fornicalia
Forrest
Forrest Gump
Forro
Forseti
Forssman antibody
Forssman antigen
Forssman antigen-antibody reaction

Literary usage of Formicidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv by Henry Lansdell (1885)
"It was anticipated that the Formicidae of Turkistan would differ little from those ... Hence it is evident that the Formicidae fauna of Turkistan is very- ..."

2. Biological Control of Insects and Mites: An Introduction to Beneficial by Daniel L. Mahr, Nino M. Ridgway (1993)
"... INCH FAMILY Formicidae Ants The ants (figure 65) form a large and diverse group of about 700 species in the United States and Canada. ..."

3. Diseases of the Skin: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners by J. M. H. MacLeod (1921)
"Formicidae (Ants) Ants, especially the large tropical ants, are capable of giving a poisonous bite, which results in painful urticarial or oedematous ..."

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