Formicary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Formicary \For"mi*ca*ry\, n. [LL. formicarium, fr. L. formica an
     ant.] (Zool.)
     The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  formicary
       n : a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest [syn: {anthill}]