myrmecophileadj.n.

Brit.

/məːˈmɛkəfʌɪl/, U.S.

/ˈmərmɛkoʊˌfaɪl/; see also myrmeco- comb. form

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

Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -phile comb. form. Compare French myrmécophile (1842 as noun, 1896 as adjective), and earlier myrmecophilous adj.

Zoology and Botany.

A. adj.

= myrmecophilous adj. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > living in symbiotic relationship

myrmecophilous1866

myrmecophile1896

myrmecophilic1969

1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 496 (heading) The relation of myrmecophile lepismids to the ants.

1921 Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 311 Myrmecophile mimics.

B. n.

An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants (for example, being tended and protected by ants, or living inside an ant nest).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined as social insect or association of > that lives in ant-hill

myrmecophile1898

1898 Nat. Sci. May 324 The progeny (eggs, larvae and nymphs)..can also be utilised by the myrmecophiles.

1927 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Guests of Brit. Ants p. xv A large number of creatures do manage to live in or near ants' nests. Such creatures when associated with, and not merely present with ants, are known as myrmecophiles.

1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. i. 8 Certain myrmecophiles show characteristics which are unquestionably those of the cavernicolous.

1990 Naturalist Apr.–June 67 The species [sc. Acrotrichis montandoni] is also a well-known myrmecophile, in nests of the northern wood ant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmecophile
释义	myrmecophileadj.n. Brit. /məːˈmɛkəfʌɪl/, U.S. /ˈmərmɛkoʊˌfaɪl/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -phile comb. form. Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -phile comb. form. Compare French myrmécophile (1842 as noun, 1896 as adjective), and earlier myrmecophilous adj. Zoology and Botany. A. adj. = myrmecophilous adj. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > living in symbiotic relationship myrmecophilous1866 myrmecophile1896 myrmecophilic1969 1896 Amer. Naturalist 30 496 (heading) The relation of myrmecophile lepismids to the ants. 1921 Trans. Entomol. Soc. London 311 Myrmecophile mimics. B. n. An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants (for example, being tended and protected by ants, or living inside an ant nest). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined as social insect or association of > that lives in ant-hill myrmecophile1898 1898 Nat. Sci. May 324 The progeny (eggs, larvae and nymphs)..can also be utilised by the myrmecophiles. 1927 H. St. J. K. Donisthorpe Guests of Brit. Ants p. xv A large number of creatures do manage to live in or near ants' nests. Such creatures when associated with, and not merely present with ants, are known as myrmecophiles. 1965 B. E. Freeman tr. A. Vandel Biospeleol. i. 8 Certain myrmecophiles show characteristics which are unquestionably those of the cavernicolous. 1990 Naturalist Apr.–June 67 The species [sc. Acrotrichis montandoni] is also a well-known myrmecophile, in nests of the northern wood ant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1896
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