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/fuʁ.mi/

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Translation

ant

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Word origin

From Latin formica, "ant".

Origin
Latin
Root
formica
English cognates
formic, formication

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfourmis

Examples

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A column of ants is crossing the kitchen.

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Ants live in highly organised colonies.

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He has been working like an ant since the morning.

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I have pins and needles in my legs.

fable cigale .

La Fontaine's fable sets the grasshopper against the ant.

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