myrmecophilousadj.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻˈkɒfᵻləs/, U.S.

/ˌmərməˈkɑfələs/

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

Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -philous comb. form. Compare later myrmecophile adj. and n., myrmecophilic adj.

Zoology and Botany.

That lives in or is adapted for a symbiotic relationship with ants; spec. (of an animal) inhabiting an ants' nest; (of a plant) having special adaptations which provide food or shelter for ants. Also: relating to such a relationship or way of life.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > living in ant-hills

myrmecophilous1866

1866 Intellectual Observer No. 56. 128 Other myrmecophilous coleoptera.

1889 Psyche 5 177/2 Closely related species sometimes inhabit myrmecophilous plants of widely separated regions.

1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xi. 61 By a ‘myrmecophilous’ (ant-loving) plant is meant one that affords food or shelter, or both, to a bodyguard of ants, which, in turn, drive off predatory and altogether destructive assailants.

1927 F. Balfour-Browne Insects viii. 212 The caterpillars, and even pupæ of some of the ‘blues’ among the butterflies, are definitely myrmecophilous.

1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 440 A small myrmecophilous form from Central Europe.

1998 Zoologischer Anzeiger 236 167 Caterpillars infested by this wasp search for sites to settle down, increase delivery rate of myrmecophilous secretions, and thus intensify their mutualism with ants.

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

单词	myrmecophilous
释义	myrmecophilousadj. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻˈkɒfᵻləs/, U.S. /ˌmərməˈkɑfələs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -philous comb. form. Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -philous comb. form. Compare later myrmecophile adj. and n., myrmecophilic adj. Zoology and Botany. That lives in or is adapted for a symbiotic relationship with ants; spec. (of an animal) inhabiting an ants' nest; (of a plant) having special adaptations which provide food or shelter for ants. Also: relating to such a relationship or way of life. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > living in symbiotic relationship myrmecophilous1866 myrmecophile1896 myrmecophilic1969 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > living in ant-hills myrmecophilous1866 1866 Intellectual Observer No. 56. 128 Other myrmecophilous coleoptera. 1889 Psyche 5 177/2 Closely related species sometimes inhabit myrmecophilous plants of widely separated regions. 1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xi. 61 By a ‘myrmecophilous’ (ant-loving) plant is meant one that affords food or shelter, or both, to a bodyguard of ants, which, in turn, drive off predatory and altogether destructive assailants. 1927 F. Balfour-Browne Insects viii. 212 The caterpillars, and even pupæ of some of the ‘blues’ among the butterflies, are definitely myrmecophilous. 1977 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 10) II. 440 A small myrmecophilous form from Central Europe. 1998 Zoologischer Anzeiger 236 167 Caterpillars infested by this wasp search for sites to settle down, increase delivery rate of myrmecophilous secretions, and thus intensify their mutualism with ants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1866
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