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myrmecophagous

myrmecophagous adjective: pertaining to the anteater.

Adjective

myrmecophagous (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the anteater.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:myrmecophage.
  2. Feeding on ants.
    • "Although I made no further study of stomach contents, the myrmecophagous habits of 'Gastrophryne' have come to my attention frequently in the course of routine field work. Individuals kept in confinement for a day or more almost invariably voided feces which consisted mainly or entirely of ant...1956, Henry S. Fitch, A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea
    Synonyms:
    formicivorous

Synonyms of myrmecophagous

Origin of myrmecophagous

From myrmeco- + -phagous.

Questions about myrmecophagous

What does myrmecophagous mean?
Myrmecophagous means pertaining to the anteater.
What part of speech is myrmecophagous?
Myrmecophagous is an adjective.

Words near myrmecophagous in the dictionary

  1. myrmecomorphy
  2. myrmecophage
  3. myrmecophages
  4. myrmecophagid
  5. myrmecophagids
  6. myrmecophagous
  7. myrmecophagy
  8. myrmecophile
  9. myrmecophiles
  10. myrmecophilic
  11. myrmecophilism

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