"formican" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin formica (“ant”) + -an.",
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          "name": "Ants",
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          "ref": "1904, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, volume 108, page 559",
          "text": "In fact, apian, formican, vespal, and termital government is not a monarchy, but a pure democracy. The queens of ants, bees, wasps, and termites wear the crown of maternity — no other.",
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        "Of or pertaining to ants."
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          "word": "formicarian"
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  "word": "formican"
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        "Of or pertaining to ants."
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    {
      "word": "formicarian"
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  "word": "formican"
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