formicivorous

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adjective

Feeding on ants.

Similar
myrmecophagous
OriginLatin formīca →
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Meanings

adjectiveformicivorous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyFeeding on ants.

    Formicivorous mammals (those which feed mainly on ants) come in all shapes and sizes […]

    2010, Paula Hammond, Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals, page 152

    Synonyms: myrmecophagous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeding on ants.

Similar
myrmecophagous
Also see
anteatingmyrmecophagous

Origin

  1. Latinformīca“ant”
  2. Englishformicivorous

From Latin formīca (“ant”) + -vorous.

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APA

formicivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicivorous

MLA

“formicivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicivorous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formicivorous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formicivorous.

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