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myrmecophile

/ ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒfɪləs; ˈmɜːmɪkəʊˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. an animal that lives in a colony of ants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • myrmecophilous, adjective
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Example Sentences

So why don’t more arthropods join the myrmecophile club?

For most organisms, the path to becoming a myrmecophile must simply be too challenging, the ant fortress too impenetrable.

The genus is a few paces behind clavigerines on the myrmecophile road, but you can see how it’s converging on the same body plan as Diartiger.

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