mirmecobio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

mirmecobio m (plural mirmecobi)

  1. numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

Further reading[edit]

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