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Definition of Formicidae
1. Noun. Ants.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Hymenoptera, Order Hymenoptera
Member holonyms: Ant, Emmet, Pismire, Genus Monomorium, Monomorium, Dorylinae, Subfamily Dorylinae, Camponotus, Genus Camponotus, Genus Solenopsis, Solenopsis, Formica, Genus Formica, Genus Myrmecia, Myrmecia, Genus Polyergus, Polyergus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Formicidae
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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