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Princeton's WordNet

  1. myrmecophagousadjective

    feeding on ants

    "myrmecophagous squirrel"

Wiktionary

  1. myrmecophagousadjective

    pertaining to the anteater

  2. myrmecophagousadjective

    feeding on ants

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  1. myrmecophagous

    Myrmecophagy is a feeding behavior defined by the consumption of termites or ants, particularly as pertaining to those animal species whose diets are largely or exclusively composed of said insect types. Literally, myrmecophagy means "ant eating" (Ancient Greek: murmēx, "ants" and phagein, "to eat") rather than "termite eating" (for which the strict term is termitophagy). The two habits often overlap, as both of these eusocial insect types often live in large, densely populated nests requiring similar adaptations in the animal species that exploit them.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of myrmecophagous in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of myrmecophagous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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