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myrmecophagy

myrmecophagy noun: the eating of ants.

Noun

myrmecophagy (uncountable)

  1. The eating of ants.

Origin of myrmecophagy

From myrmeco- + -phagy.

Questions about myrmecophagy

What does myrmecophagy mean?
Myrmecophagy means the eating of ants.
What part of speech is myrmecophagy?
Myrmecophagy is a noun.

Words near myrmecophagy in the dictionary

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

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