Myrmecobius
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Numbat-Perth-zoo.jpg/220px-Numbat-Perth-zoo.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence "living off ants").
Proper noun
[edit]Myrmecobius m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecobiidae – the single species Myrmecobius fasciatus, the marsupial numbat of Australia.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria - infraclass; Dasyuromorphia - order; Myrmecobiidae - family
References
[edit]Numbat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmecobius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrmecobius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons