- myrmecophile
- myrmecophile myrmecophile n. (Biol.) An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant. [WordNet 1.5]
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myrmécophile — [ mirmekɔfil ] adj. et n. • 1840 n. m. « insecte orthoptère »; du gr. murmêx, murmêkos « fourmi » et phile ♦ Biol. Qui vit avec les fourmis, en association avec elles. Plantes, pucerons myrmécophiles. ● myrmécophile adjectif et nom Se dit des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Myrmécophile — Myrmécophilie La myrmécophilie (du grec ancien : μύρμηξ, «fourmi»; φῐλεῖν, «aimer» ) définit l aptitude d animaux ou de végétaux à vivre en association symbiotique externe avec les fourmis. L adjectif myrmécophile s applique principalement… … Wikipédia en Français
Myrmecophile — A myrmecophile is an organism that lives in association with ants. Myrmecophily literally means ant loving and refers to mutualistic associations with ants, though in its more general use the term may also refer to commensal or even… … Wikipedia
myrmecophile — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1898 an organism that habitually shares an ant nest … New Collegiate Dictionary
myrmecophile — n. [Gr. myrmex, ant; philos, love] A symbiont of ants … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
myrmecophile — myr·me·co·phile (mûrʹmĭ kə fīl ) n. An organism, such as a beetle, that habitually shares the nest of an ant colony. myr me·cophʹi·lous ( kŏfʹə ləs) adj. myr me·cophʹi·ly ( kŏfʹə lē) n. * * * … Universalium
myrmecophile — noun An organism, especially an insect, that lives in close association with or shares a nest with a species of ant … Wiktionary
myrmecophile — n. foreign organism that inhabits ant colonies and nests … English contemporary dictionary
myrmecophile — [ mə:mɪkə(ʊ)fʌɪl, mə mi:kə(ʊ) ] noun Biology an invertebrate or plant which has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as living inside an ants nest. Derivatives myrmecophilous adjective myrmecophily noun Origin C19: from Gk murmēx, murmēk ant… … English new terms dictionary
myrmecophile — myr·me·co·phile … English syllables
