myrmecophage

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noun

Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:myrmecophage.”

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Meanings

nounmyrmecophage (plural myrmecophages)

plural myrmecophages

  1. biologyAnteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:myrmecophage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
formicivore

Origin

From myrmeco- + -phage.

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APA

myrmecophage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myrmecophage

MLA

“myrmecophage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myrmecophage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myrmecophage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myrmecophage.

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