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myrmecochorous

myrmecochorous adjective: spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by ants.

Adjective

myrmecochorous (not comparable)

  1. Spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by ants.

Origin of myrmecochorous

From myrmeco- + -chorous or myrmecochory + -ous.

Words formed from myrmecochorous

Questions about myrmecochorous

What does myrmecochorous mean?
Myrmecochorous means spread, or having seeds that are dispersed, by ants.
What part of speech is myrmecochorous?
Myrmecochorous is an adjective.

Words near myrmecochorous in the dictionary

  1. myrmeco-
  2. myrmecobiid
  3. myrmecobiids
  4. myrmecochore
  5. myrmecochores
  6. myrmecochorous
  7. myrmecochory
  8. myrmecodomatia
  9. myrmecodomatium
  10. myrmecofauna
  11. myrmecoid

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