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formīca, ae, f. [root mur-, to swarm, Gr. μύρμος, μύρμηξ; cf. Curt. Gr. Etym. p. 339 sq.], an ant, emmet, pismire: te faciam ut formicae frustillatim differant, Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 20; Plin. 11, 30, 36, § 108; Cic. N. D. 3, 9, 21; Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 5; Verg. G. 1, 186; 380; id. A. 4, 402; Hor. S. 1, 1, 33 al.
Prov.: confit cito, Quam si formicis tu obicias papaverem, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 8.

formīco, āre, v. n. [formica].

  1. * I. To creep or crawl like ants: venarum inaequali aut formicante percussu, Plin. 7, 51, 52, § 171.
  2. * II. To feel like the creeping of ants, μυρμηκιζω: donec formicet cutis, Plin. 30, 13, 41, § 120.