Vammīka & vammika (m. & nt.) [cp. Vedic valmīka; Idg. *ṷorm(āi); cp. Av. maoiris, Sk. vamraḥ, Gr. mu/rmhz, Lat. formica, Cymr. mor; all of same origin & meaning] ant -- hill: (a) ˚ika: M i.142 sq.; J iii.85; iv.30 (˚bila the ant's hole); v.163. -- (b) ˚ika: J i.432; iv.30; Vism 183 (described), 304 (˚muddani), 446; DhA ii.51; iii.208; iv.154.