myrmecophagous

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adjective

Pertaining to the anteater.

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

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formicivorousinsectivorous
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Meanings

adjectivemyrmecophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to the anteater.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:myrmecophage.

  2. not comparableFeeding on ants.
    1 more example

    "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

    Synonyms: formicivorous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeding on ants.

Similar
formicivorous

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivefeeding on ants

Similar
insectivorous
Also see
anteatingformicivorousinsectivorous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From myrmeco- + -phagous.

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Translations

French myrmécophage
  • myrmécophagefeeding on ants
Italian mirmecofago
  • mirmecofagofeeding on ants
Polish mrówkożerny, mrówkożerczy
  • mrówkożernyfeeding on ants
  • mrówkożerczyfeeding on ants
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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