formicant
English
Etymology
From Latin formica (“ant”); so called because supposed to resemble the motion of an ant.
Adjective
formicant (comparative more formicant, superlative most formicant)
- Crawling like an ant.
- Having a crawling sensation like that of an ant sting
- 1871, Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases: Their Description, Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- The neurotic aspect of the disease prurigo is well shown in the burning, tingling, formicant character of the disordered sensation.
- 1871, Tilbury Fox, Skin Diseases: Their Description, Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- (medicine, obsolete) Of the pulse: weak and rapid.
French
Adjective
formicant (feminine formicante, masculine plural formicants, feminine plural formicantes)
- formicant
Further reading
- “formicant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
formīcant
- third-person plural present active indicative of formīcō