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formicarium

/ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛɹi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
formi-car-i-um
IPA
/ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛɹi.əm/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin formica (ant) + -arium.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛɹi.əm/
  • British English: /ˌfɔː.mɪˈkɛəɹi.əm/

Inflected Forms

formicaria (plural) formicariums (plural)

Rhymes With

herbarium fusarium samarium imaginarium vivarium columbarium armamentarium oceanarium seaquarium itinerarium leprosarium insectarium

Questions

How do you pronounce formicarium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɔɹ.mɪˈkɛɹi.əm/.
What does formicarium mean?
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
Where does formicarium come from?
From Latin formica (ant) + -arium.

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