单词 | termitophagous |
释义 | > as lemmastermitophagous termitophagous adj. Brit. , U.S. [compare French termitophage (1893 or earlier), and earlier myrmecophagous adj.] that feeds upon termites; of or relating to this practice.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [adjective] > making or occupying nest > inhabiting nests of or feeding on termites termitophilous1886 termitophagous1899 1899 Cambr. Nat. Hist. VI. 171 One member of this genus [sc. Leptogenys] is of Termitophagous habits. 1938 Ecol. Monogr. 8 271 The remarkable adjustments of these specialized termitophagous mammals only serve to emphasize the value of the nests as protection from general predators. 2004 Jrnl. Arachnol. 32 31/1 Yet other spiders are termitophagous, like ammoxenids. < as lemmas |
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