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Definition of Myrmecobius
1. Noun. Banded anteater.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Dasyuridae, Family Dasyuridae, Family Dasyurinae
Member holonyms: Anteater, Banded Anteater, Myrmecobius Fasciatus, Numbat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmecobius
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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