myrmecioid
/məːˈmiːsɪɔɪd/Entomology
adjective
Designating a group of ants including the subfamily Myrmeciinae and certain closely related subfamilies. Especially in myrmecioid complex.
noun
An ant belonging to the myrmecioid complex. rare.
Origin
1950s. Either from scientific Latin myrmeci- (in Myrmeciinae, subfamily name from Myrmecia, genus name + -inae) + -oid, or directly from scientific Latin Myrmecia, genus name (J. C. Fabricius Systema Piezatorum 423; from ancient Greek μυρμηκ- + scientific Latin -ia) + -oid.