What does formīcōsus mean in Latin?

formīcōsus, a adjective, means “full of ants, ant-filled”.

How do you pronounce formīcōsus?

In classical Latin, [fɔr.miːˈkoː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [for.miˈkɔː.s̬us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

formīcōsus (feminine formīcōsa, neuter formīcōsum)

Classical[fɔr.miːˈkoː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[for.miˈkɔː.s̬us]

adjectivefull of ants, ant-filled
formicosam armobem erucae caventcaterpillars hollow out a tree full of ants77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 10.206

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	formīcōsus	formīcōsa	formīcōsum
genitive	formīcōsī	formīcōsae	formīcōsī
dative	formīcōsō	formīcōsae	formīcōsō
accusative	formīcōsum	formīcōsam	formīcōsum
ablative	formīcōsō	formīcōsā	formīcōsō
vocative	formīcōse	formīcōsa	formīcōsum

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	formīcōsī	formīcōsae	formīcōsa
genitive	formīcōsōrum	formīcōsārum	formīcōsōrum
dative	formīcōsīs	formīcōsīs	formīcōsīs
accusative	formīcōsōs	formīcōsās	formīcōsa
ablative	formīcōsīs	formīcōsīs	formīcōsīs
vocative	formīcōsī	formīcōsae	formīcōsa

formīcōsus, a, um, adj. formica,

I. full of ants: arbor, Plin. 10, 74, 95, § 206.

Proto-Indo-European *morwísder. Proto-Italic *mormīkā Latin formīca Latin -ōsus Latin formīcōsus From formīca + -ōsus.