Definition of Myrmecobius

1. Noun. Banded anteater.

Exact synonyms: Genus Myrmecobius
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae
Member holonyms: Anteater, Banded Anteater, Myrmecobius Fasciatus, Numbat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmecobius

Myrdal
Myriapoda
Myrica
Myrica cerifera
Myrica gale
Myrica pensylvanica
Myricaceae
Myricales
Myricaria
Myricaria germanica
Myriophyllum
Myristica
Myristica fragrans
Myristicaceae
Myrmecia
Myrmecobius (current term)
Myrmecobius fasciatus
Myrmecophaga
Myrmecophaga jubata
Myrmecophagidae
Myrmeleon
Myrmeleontidae
Myrmidon
Myroxylon balsamum
Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
Myroxylon pereirae
Myroxylon toluiferum
Myrrhis
Myrrhis odorata

Literary usage of Myrmecobius

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. First Book in Geology by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1898)
"Marsupials — Kangaroo and Myrmecobius. The other great division of the mammals is without this pouch, the young being born in a too perfect condition to ..."

2. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"... obtains in the case of the genus Sarcophilus, now represented only by the well-known Tasmanian devil. FIG. 4. BANDED ANTEATER. (Myrmecobius fasciatus ..."

3. The Ancient Life-history of the Earth: A Comprehensive Outline of the by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1877)
"... which present greater affinities with the little Banded Ant-eater (Myrmecobius ... Myrmecobius ..."

4. Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia by Charles Knight (1849)
"The Banded Myrmecobius is about the size of a squirrel. The fore part of the body is reddish, gradually blended into the black, which is the prevailing ..."

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