myrmicineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈməːmᵻsiːn/,

/ˈməːmᵻsɪn/,

/ˈməːmᵻsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmərməˌsin/,

/ˈmərməs(ə)n/

Forms: 1800s– myrmicine, 1900s– myrmecine.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek μυρμηκ- , μύρμηξ , -ine suffix⁵.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μυρμηκ-, μύρμηξ ant (see myrmeco- comb. form) + -ine suffix⁵. In specific application (and in form myrmicine ) after scientific Latin Myrmicinae, subfamily name < Myrmica , genus name (P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. (1804) XXIV. (Tableaux méthodiques) 179/1) + -inae -inae suffix.With -i- in the second syllable of the genus name compare classical Latin formīca ant (see formica n.¹), and post-classical Latin forms s.v. Myrmeleon n. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the pronunciation (mə̄·ɹmisəin) /ˈmɜːmɪsaɪn/.

Entomology.

A. adj.

Of or belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae of stinging ants. Also more generally: of or relating to ants; = formic adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to ants > of or belonging to Myrmicinae or Myrmecia

myrmicine1881

1881 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 381 The Turf Ant (Formica flava) is often found occupying one side of its hillock, with a colony of another Myrmicine Ant (Myrmica scabrinodis) comfortably established on the other.

1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist v. 177 There was a time, we learn in the myrmecine annals, when ants were simple unsophisticated folk.

a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 255 What is the biggest difference between human and myrmicine societies?

1967 Psyche 74 21 Myrmicine ants have large and well-developed stings and are therefore quite objectionable to most potential predators.

1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 652 The regional species pool has contributed to each habitat a pair of one myrmecine and one formicine species.

B. n.

An ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.

ΚΠ

1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 29/2 In some tropical species..the tenuity of the body may be greatly exaggerated. This is the case, e.g., in the Myrmecine Pseudomyrma filiformis.

1959 Ecology 40 440 The prevalence of ponerines, cerapachyines, and myrmicines in small pieces of rotting wood is a conspicuous feature of rain forest ecology.

1995 Jrnl. Insect Behavior 8 365 No specific level of aggression was related to the subfamily to which the species belong (both myrmicines and formicines dominated in individual and group tests).

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

单词	myrmicine
释义	myrmicineadj.n. Brit. /ˈməːmᵻsiːn/, /ˈməːmᵻsɪn/, /ˈməːmᵻsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈmərməˌsin/, /ˈmərməs(ə)n/ Forms: 1800s– myrmicine, 1900s– myrmecine. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Greek μυρμηκ- , μύρμηξ , -ine suffix⁵. Etymology: < ancient Greek μυρμηκ-, μύρμηξ ant (see myrmeco- comb. form) + -ine suffix⁵. In specific application (and in form myrmicine ) after scientific Latin Myrmicinae, subfamily name < Myrmica , genus name (P. A. Latreille in Nouveau dict. d'hist. nat. (1804) XXIV. (Tableaux méthodiques) 179/1) + -inae -inae suffix.With -i- in the second syllable of the genus name compare classical Latin formīca ant (see formica n.¹), and post-classical Latin forms s.v. Myrmeleon n. N.E.D. (1908) gives only the pronunciation (mə̄·ɹmisəin) /ˈmɜːmɪsaɪn/. Entomology. A. adj. Of or belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae of stinging ants. Also more generally: of or relating to ants; = formic adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Hymenoptera > [adjective] > belonging to division Petiolata > of or relating to ants > of or belonging to Myrmicinae or Myrmecia myrmicine1881 1881 Cassell's Nat. Hist. V. 381 The Turf Ant (Formica flava) is often found occupying one side of its hillock, with a colony of another Myrmicine Ant (Myrmica scabrinodis) comfortably established on the other. 1923 J. S. Huxley Ess. Biologist v. 177 There was a time, we learn in the myrmecine annals, when ants were simple unsophisticated folk. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. xiii. 255 What is the biggest difference between human and myrmicine societies? 1967 Psyche 74 21 Myrmicine ants have large and well-developed stings and are therefore quite objectionable to most potential predators. 1990 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 59 652 The regional species pool has contributed to each habitat a pair of one myrmecine and one formicine species. B. n. An ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae. ΚΠ 1927 Q. Rev. Biol. 2 29/2 In some tropical species..the tenuity of the body may be greatly exaggerated. This is the case, e.g., in the Myrmecine Pseudomyrma filiformis. 1959 Ecology 40 440 The prevalence of ponerines, cerapachyines, and myrmicines in small pieces of rotting wood is a conspicuous feature of rain forest ecology. 1995 Jrnl. Insect Behavior 8 365 No specific level of aggression was related to the subfamily to which the species belong (both myrmicines and formicines dominated in individual and group tests). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1881
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