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PRONUNCIATION OF FORMICARIUM

formicarium  [ˌfɔːmɪˈkeərɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORMICARIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Formicarium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORMICARIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

formicarium

Formicarium

A formicarium or ant farm is a vivarium which is designed primarily for the study of ant colonies and how ants behave. Those who study ant behavior are known as myrmecologists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORMICARIUM


aquarium
əˈkwɛərɪəm
bacterium
bækˈtɪərɪəm
barium
ˈbɛərɪəm
criterium
kraɪˈtɪərɪəm
evangeliarium
ˌevənˌdʒelɪˈeərɪəm
frigidarium
ˌfrɪdʒɪˈdɛərɪəm
herbarium
hɜːˈbɛərɪəm
honorarium
ˌɒnəˈrɛərɪəm
imperium
ɪmˈpɪərɪəm
ministerium
ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪəm
mycobacterium
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm
ophidiarium
əˌfɪdɪˈeərɪəm
orarium
ɔːˈreərɪəm
planetarium
ˌplænɪˈtɛərɪəm
polyparium
ˌpɒlɪˈpeərɪəm
seaquarium
ˌsiːˈkweərɪəm
solarium
səʊˈlɛərɪəm
spermarium
spɜːˈmeərɪəm
terrarium
tɛˈrɛərɪəm
vibracularium
vaɪˌbrækjʊˈleərɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORMICARIUM

formerly
formfitting
formful
formic
formic acid
Formica
formicant
formicaria
formicaries
formicary
formicate
formication
formidability
formidable
formidableness
formidably
formless
formlessly
formlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORMICARIUM

armamentarium
auditorium
caldarium
cinerarium
columbarium
dolphinarium
fusarium
insectarium
leprosarium
polyzoarium
puparium
rosarium
sacrarium
samarium
sanitarium
sudarium
tepidarium
unguentarium
velarium
vivarium
zoarium

Synonyms and antonyms of formicarium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «formicarium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORMICARIUM

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The translations of formicarium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «formicarium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

formicarium
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

formicarium
570 millions of speakers

English

formicarium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

formicarium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

formicarium
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

formicarium
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

formicarium
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

formicarium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

formicarium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Formikarium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Formicarium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

formicarium
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

formicarium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Formicarium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

formicarium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

formicarium
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्मिकारियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

formicarium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

formicaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

formicarium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

formicarium
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formicarium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

formicarium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

formicarium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

formicarium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formicarium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of formicarium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMICARIUM»

The term «formicarium» is normally little used and occupies the 148.071 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORMICARIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «formicarium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «formicarium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about formicarium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORMICARIUM»

Discover the use of formicarium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to formicarium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
100 Amazing Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
To populate your formicarium, pack two jars, a digging spade, and white poster board, and look for a dry, sandy field. Either small black or small red ants will do, but do not mix them! Also, use gloves and tweezers when handling red ants ...
‎2005
2
Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
(86a). Islet fronting Chateaubelais Bay (leeward), Oct. 81st. Rocky ground overlooking sea ; in thickets. Formicarium in a rotten stump. (366). Southern end of the island; thickets near sea at the Villa Estate. Oct. 14th. A large colony ( several ...
‎1898
3
Articles on Pet Equipment, Including: Litter Box, ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
4
The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell: Metaphor and Embodiment in ...
Nider, Formicarium 1.7, p. 55; see Bailey, Battling Demons, p. 107. 155. As Jeffrey Hamburger has shown, the nuns' use of images in their spirituality was very much at issue (The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late ...
Dyan Elliott, 2011
5
Articles on Structures Used to Confine Animals, Including: ...
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Hephaestus Books, 2011
6
The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London
Formicarium in a rotten stump. (366). Southern end of the island ; thickets near sea at the Villa Estate. Oct. 14th. A large colony (several thousand) in rubbish under stones and blocks of coral. (36 c). Near Palmyra Estate (leeward), 1000 ft. Nov.
Royal Entomological Society of London, 1893
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Transactions
(86a). Islet fronting Chateaubelais Bay (leeward), Oct. 31st. Rocky ground overlooking sea ; in thickets. Formicarium in a rotten stump. (866). Southern end of the island ; thickets near sea at the Villa Estate. Oct. 14th. A large colony ( several ...
‎1893
8
Medieval Theology and the Natural Body
125 Formicarium ii.l; p. 97. Nider cites II Timothy 3 in support. 126 Nider, Formicarium ii.l and v.10 (pp. 47 and 406). 127 Formicarium iv.l; pp. 263-5, cf. p. 262. Seemingly miraculous instances of fasting are explained in terms of complexion ...
Peter Biller, Alastair J. Minnis, 1997
9
Nick Baker's Bug Book: Discover the World of Mini-Beasts!
Window into the world of ants - Making your formicarium Of all the doing bits in the book this is one of the most complicated and it is critical you follow the instructions and get the measurements right otherwise your ants might escape. Making a ...
Nick Baker, Nick Baker, Wildlife Trusts (Great Britain, 2006
10
The Zoological Journal
Ct. formicarium, elytris macula media transversa flava. 2. Ct. ichneumoneum, elytris macula media transverse. apiceque flavis. 3. Ct. bifasciatum, elytris posticé laevigatis, fascia antica mediaque transversa flavisfi' 4. Ct. trinotatum, elytris ...
‎1829

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORMICARIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term formicarium is used in the context of the following news items.
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UC Riverside Ant Expert at Ant-Man Premiere
Kevin Welzel, invited by Walt Disney Studios, stood alongside a giant formicarium – or ant house – to answer questions red carpet attendees ... «PCT Magazine, Jul 15»
2
The 3D Printed Ant Farm from byForimca
Now the GroTube XL, version two of the GroTube, is “a multi-material starter formicarium consisting of a nest area and a detachable foraging ... «3DPrint.com, May 15»
3
Ant Farms for Grownups
A formicarium amounts to a standard terrarium with a pre-formed nest configuration inside, butting up against the glass so that you can see ... «Modern Farmer, Oct 14»
4
Sad end to plan to bring happiness to the Black Country
He proposed that the exhibition should also include a case containing a formicarium, a colony of ants. Intriguing in itself, the ants would also ... «Birmingham Post, Feb 14»
5
Sports: A Defence
There's scarcely been a moment over the last six hours when I haven't been a zombie-bug wandering in a manically consumptive formicarium. «TheTyee.ca, Dec 13»
6
Apocalypse 2.0: Andy Field presents Zilla
Instead, we're left to watch it all unfold, passively, as though peering through the glass of a formicarium. This is arguably key to their appeal – as ... «The Skinny, Jun 13»
7
He Hit Pay Dirt Popularizing the Toy Ant Farm
Mr. Levine made no claims to have invented the formicarium, as homes for ants are formally called. A patent on one was issued in 1937 to a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jan 11»
8
Meerkats and Mojitos . . . you'll have a wild time at the zoo
... or the ants criss-crossing ropes in their splendid formicarium. Forget the London Aquarium: London Zoo's is nearly as spectacular, and then ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 10»

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