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strigilator

strigilator noun: any of various myrmecophiles that feed on the oily secretions on the bodies of ants.

Noun

strigilator (plural strigilators)

  1. Any of various myrmecophiles that feed on the oily secretions on the bodies of ants.
    • These little crickets belong to a group of Synoeketes which Wheeler has called Strigilators. They lick the surfaces of ants and seem to feed very largely, if not exclusively, on the cutaneous secretions and the thin coating of saliva with which ants cover one another.1927, Horace St. John Kelly Donisthorpe, The guests of British ants: their habits and life-histories
    • The Myrmecophila are true strigilators. They are perpetually licking the oily secretions on the bodies and limbs of their ants, which they caress the while with their antennæ.1928, Auguste Henri Forel, The Social World of the Ants Compared with that of Man

Forms of strigilator

pluralstrigilators

Questions about strigilator

What does strigilator mean?
Strigilator means any of various myrmecophiles that feed on the oily secretions on the bodies of ants.
What part of speech is strigilator?
Strigilator is a noun.
What is the plural of strigilator?
The plural of strigilator is strigilators.

Words near strigilator in the dictionary

  1. strigid
  2. strigids
  3. strigiform
  4. strigiforms
  5. strigil
  6. strigilator
  7. strigilators
  8. strigilis
  9. strigillose
  10. strigillosely
  11. strigilose

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