myrmecophilismn.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻˈkɒfᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌmərməˈkɑfəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myrmecophilous adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < myrmecophil- (in myrmecophilous adj.) + -ism suffix. Compare later myrmecophily n.

Zoology and Botany.

= myrmecophily n.

ΚΠ

1889 W. Trelease in Psyche 5 177/2 The most highly specialized cases of myrmecophilism are not known to occur outside the tropics.

1905 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 251 The problem of adaptation for the protection of the plant from animal enemies has been much less satisfactorily investigated except in the case of myrmecophilism.

1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles I. 47 Certain beetles are known as myrmecophiles (ant-lovers) from their association with ants. The name myrmecophilism has been given to this curious habit.

1989 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 739/1 An interesting adaptation in a few tropical and subtropical species belonging to the families Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae is that of myrmecophilism.

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

单词	myrmecophilism
释义	myrmecophilismn. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻˈkɒfᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌmərməˈkɑfəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: myrmecophilous adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < myrmecophil- (in myrmecophilous adj.) + -ism suffix. Compare later myrmecophily n. Zoology and Botany. = myrmecophily n. ΚΠ 1889 W. Trelease in Psyche 5 177/2 The most highly specialized cases of myrmecophilism are not known to occur outside the tropics. 1905 Missouri Bot. Garden Ann. Rep. 251 The problem of adaptation for the protection of the plant from animal enemies has been much less satisfactorily investigated except in the case of myrmecophilism. 1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles I. 47 Certain beetles are known as myrmecophiles (ant-lovers) from their association with ants. The name myrmecophilism has been given to this curious habit. 1989 Encycl. Brit. XIII. 739/1 An interesting adaptation in a few tropical and subtropical species belonging to the families Mimosaceae and Caesalpiniaceae is that of myrmecophilism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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