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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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