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Anthill vs Formicary - What's the difference?

anthill | formicary |

As nouns the difference between anthill and formicary

is that anthill is a cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone while formicary is an ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.

anthill

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cone-shaped formation constructed from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites. The colony nests underneath this cone.

    • See also

    * Myrmidon * myrmidon

    formicary

    English

    Noun

    (formicaries)
  • An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.