formiguer

== Catalan == === Etymology === From formiga +‎ -er, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *formīcārium, from Latin formīca. Compare Portuguese formigueiro, Spanish hormiguero, Italian formicaio, Romanian furnicar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fur.miˈɣe] IPA(key): (Balearic) [for.miˈɣe] IPA(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.miˈɣeɾ] === Adjective === formiguer (feminine formiguera, masculine plural formiguers, feminine plural formigueres) (relational) ant ==== Derived terms ==== os formiguer porc formiguer === 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 ==== Derived terms ==== formiguer barbanegre formigueret ==== Related terms ==== formiga === Further reading === “formiguer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007