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myrmecoidy

myrmecoidy noun: the quality of being myrmecoid.

Noun

myrmecoidy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being myrmecoid.
    • Among the celebrated cases of myrmecoidy may be mentioned the Sudanese cricket Myrmecophana fallax, which is extremely ant-like, and the Indian wasp Rhinopsis ruficornis, which closely mimics Sima rufonigra.1913, William Morton Wheeler, Ants: Their Structure, Development and Behavior, page 422

Origin of myrmecoidy

From myrmecoid + -y.

Questions about myrmecoidy

What does myrmecoidy mean?
Myrmecoidy means the quality of being myrmecoid.
What part of speech is myrmecoidy?
Myrmecoidy is a noun.

Words near myrmecoidy in the dictionary

  1. myrmecochory
  2. myrmecodomatia
  3. myrmecodomatium
  4. myrmecofauna
  5. myrmecoid
  6. myrmecoidy
  7. myrmecolacid
  8. myrmecolacids
  9. myrmecological
  10. myrmecologically
  11. myrmecologist

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