MYRMECOPHAGA


Meaning of MYRMECOPHAGA in English

ˌmərməˈkäfə̇gə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from myrmec- + -phaga

: a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the So. American ant bear

• myr·me·coph·a·gid -fəjə̇d noun or adjective

• myr·me·coph·a·gine -fəˌjīn, -_jə̇n noun or adjective

• myr·me·coph·a·goid -fəˌgȯid noun or adjective

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