mirmecobio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence “living off ants”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mir.meˈkɔ.bjo/
• Rhymes: -ɔbjo
• Hyphenation: mir‧me‧cò‧bio

Noun

mirmecobio m (plural mirmecobi)

1. numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Further reading

• mirmecobio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana