I.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.
formīca , ae, f. root mur-, to swarm, Gr. μύρμος, μύρμηξ; cf. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. p. 339 sq.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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