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myrmecophagous en · ADJ

Etymology

From myrmeco- + -phagous.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the anteater.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:myrmecophage.
2. (not-comparable) 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 remains, chiefly the heads, as these are most resistant to digestion." 1956, Henry S. Fitch, A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea:

Relateds

myrmecophagy · myrmecophage

Synonyms

formicivorous

Translations (4)

pl mrówkożerczy (feeding on ants) · pl mrówkożerny (feeding on ants) · fr myrmécophage (feeding on ants) · it mirmecofago (feeding on ants)