FORMICATE

formicate

(verb) crawl about like ants

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

formicate (third-person singular simple present formicates, present participle formicating, simple past and past participle formicated)

To move like ants.

To have a sensation like the movement of ants.

Adjective

formicate (comparative more formicate, superlative most formicate)

ant-like

Source: Wiktionary


For"mi*cate, a. Etym: [L. formica an ant.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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