myrmecomorphicadj.
/ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk/, U.S. /ˌmərməkoʊˈmɔrfɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Zoology.
Of an insect or a spider: resembling or mimicking an ant in form.
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1977 Biotropica 9 1/1 Two major families..contain the majority of myrmecomorphic spiders, the Salticidae and the Clubionidae.
1987 Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. 90 134 The adults of C[oquillettia] insignis are sexually dimorphic, with only the female being myrmecomorphic.
1994 Proc. Entomol. Soc. Washington 96 706/1 See McIver and Stonedahl (1993) for an excellent review of color and transformational polymorphism in myrmecomorphic spiders and insects.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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