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formicivorous

formicivorous adjective: feeding on ants.

Adjective

formicivorous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on ants.
    • Formicivorous mammals (those which feed mainly on ants) come in all shapes and sizes […]2010, Paula Hammond, Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals, page 152
    Synonyms:
    myrmecophagous

Synonyms of formicivorous

Origin of formicivorous

From Latin formīca (“ant”) + -vorous.

Questions about formicivorous

What does formicivorous mean?
Formicivorous means feeding on ants.
What part of speech is formicivorous?
Formicivorous is an adjective.

Words near formicivorous in the dictionary

  1. formiciform
  2. formicine
  3. formicines
  4. formicivore
  5. formicivores
  6. formicivorous
  7. formicoid
  8. formicoids
  9. formicologist
  10. formicologists
  11. formicology

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