genus formica

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1. type genus of the Formicidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	formica rufa, wood ant,
definition	:	reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	formica fusca,
definition	:	an ant frequently enslaved (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	formica sanguinea, sanguinary ant,
definition	:	slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family formicidae, formicidae,
definition	:	ants (noun.animal)