myrmecomorphicadj.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S.

/ˌmərməkoʊˈmɔrfɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -morphic comb. form.

Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -morphic comb. form. Compare earlier myrmecomorph n., and also myrmecomorphy n.

Zoology.

Of an insect or a spider: resembling or mimicking an ant in form.

ΚΠ

1977 Biotropica 9 1/1 Two major families..contain the majority of myrmecomorphic spiders, the Salticidae and the Clubionidae.

1987 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 90 134 The adults of C[oquillettia] insignis are sexually dimorphic, with only the female being myrmecomorphic.

1994 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 96 706/1 See McIver and Stonedahl (1993) for an excellent review of color and transformational polymorphism in myrmecomorphic spiders and insects.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmecomorphic
释义	myrmecomorphicadj. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˌmərməkoʊˈmɔrfɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -morphic comb. form. Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -morphic comb. form. Compare earlier myrmecomorph n., and also myrmecomorphy n. Zoology. Of an insect or a spider: resembling or mimicking an ant in form. ΚΠ 1977 Biotropica 9 1/1 Two major families..contain the majority of myrmecomorphic spiders, the Salticidae and the Clubionidae. 1987 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 90 134 The adults of C[oquillettia] insignis are sexually dimorphic, with only the female being myrmecomorphic. 1994 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 96 706/1 See McIver and Stonedahl (1993) for an excellent review of color and transformational polymorphism in myrmecomorphic spiders and insects. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1977
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