How to pronounce formicarium
American English pronunciation
for-mih-KAIR-ee-um
- IPA
- /ˌfɔɹmɪˈkɛɹiəm/
- Syllables
- for · mih · KAIR · ee · um (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What formicarium means
A glass-walled home where ants are kept and watched
In a sentence: Mia watched the ants dig tunnels against the clear walls of her formicarium.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word formica, meaning ant, and an ending that means a place for something.
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