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Etymology
From formiga + -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres)
- (relational) ant
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Noun
formiguer m (plural formiguers)
- anthill (only for ants, not for termites)
- the ants comunity of an anthill
- (figuratively) place with lots of moving people
- (figuratively) lots of moving people
- anteater
- Synonym: os formiguer
- wryneck
- Synonym: colltort
- a name given to various species in the family Thamnophilidae, the antshrikes
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