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myrmecophage

myrmecophage noun: anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.

Noun

myrmecophage (plural myrmecophages)

  1. Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
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Forms of myrmecophage

pluralmyrmecophages

Origin of myrmecophage

From myrmeco- + -phage.

Questions about myrmecophage

What does myrmecophage mean?
Myrmecophage means anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
What part of speech is myrmecophage?
Myrmecophage is a noun.
What is the plural of myrmecophage?
The plural of myrmecophage is myrmecophages.

Words near myrmecophage in the dictionary

  1. myrmecology
  2. myrmecomorph
  3. myrmecomorphic
  4. myrmecomorphs
  5. myrmecomorphy
  6. myrmecophage
  7. myrmecophages
  8. myrmecophagid
  9. myrmecophagids
  10. myrmecophagous
  11. myrmecophagy

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