formicivorous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin formīca (“ant”) -vore + -ous
Adjective
[edit]formicivorous (not comparable)
- (entomology) Feeding on ants.
- Synonym: myrmecophagous
- 2010, Paula Hammond, Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals, page 152:
- Formicivorous mammals (those which feed mainly on ants) come in all shapes and sizes […]