myrmecophilicadj.
/ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˌmərməkoʊˈfɪlɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Zoology and Botany.
= myrmecophilous adj.
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myrmecophilous1866
myrmecophile1896
myrmecophilic1969
1953 Ecol. Monogr. 23 2/2 The colonization of the area by Formica neocinerea also increases the number of niches that are available for the non-myrmecophilic prairie pselaphids.]
1969 Science 7 Nov. 757 The myrmecophilic beetles cannot recognize the nests of Myrmica by optical cues because the nests are all situated either below the surface or under stones.
1977 Biotropica 9 1/1 Many myrmecophilic spiders are not at all myrmecomorphic.
1997 Jrnl. Ecol. 85 858/1 Ant nutrition by the myrmecophyte M[acaranga] triloba incurs higher costs than ant attraction by the myrmecophilic Ochroma pyramidale.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1969- for a spell
- for a spurt
- for a start
- for a start-off
- for a starter
- for a startoff
- for a sudden
- for a surety
- for a then-skill
- for a thenskill
- for a thing's sake
- for a truth
- for a wanworth
- for a wonder
- for account
- for account of
- for adventure
- for again
- for al þan
- for all
- for all days
- for all ever
- for all i care
- for all i know
- for all intents and purposes