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Definition of Myrmecophile
1. Noun. An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant.
Definition of Myrmecophile
1. Noun. An organism, especially an insect, that lives in close association with or shares a nest with a species of ant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Myrmecophile
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myrmecophile
Literary usage of Myrmecophile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"Fustiger fuchsii has long been known as a myrmecophile but hitherto the host has
... A number of specimens of this species—a true myrmecophile—were taken at ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"WM Wheeler describes in detail ' A Singular Arachnid (Kae- nenia mirabilis Grassi)
occurring in Texas ' and also ' A New myrmecophile from the Mushroom ..."
3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Washington, DC, Smithsonian Inst., Nation. Mus. Proc.,27,1904, (471- 537, with
11 pis.). Separate. 24.5 cm. [4027 gi 4031]. 2 Bergroth, E. Neue myrmecophile ..."
4. Psyche by Cambridge Entomological Club (1893)
"Fustiger fuchsii has long been known as a myrmecophile but hitherto the host has
... A number of specimens of this species—a true myrmecophile—were taken at ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"WM Wheeler describes in detail ' A Singular Arachnid (Kae- nenia mirabilis Grassi)
occurring in Texas ' and also ' A New myrmecophile from the Mushroom ..."
6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Washington, DC, Smithsonian Inst., Nation. Mus. Proc.,27,1904, (471- 537, with
11 pis.). Separate. 24.5 cm. [4027 gi 4031]. 2 Bergroth, E. Neue myrmecophile ..."