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单词 myrmecophily
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myrmecophilyn.

Brit. /ˌməːmᵻˈkɒfᵻli/, U.S. /ˌmərməˈkɑf(ə)li/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -phily comb. form.
Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -phily comb. form, after myrmecophilous adj. Compare earlier myrmecophilism n.
Zoology and Botany.
The condition of living in a symbiotic relationship with ants; the fact of being myrmecophilous.
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1898 Nat. Sci. May 325 The search for the liquids secreted by Aphides does not usually constitute a true case of myrmecophily.
1924 J. A. Thomson Sci. Old & New xi. 61 And so arose the theory of myrmecophily, to which the botanist Schimper made very important contributions.
1951 Proc. & Trans. S. London Entomol. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 1949–50 111 We owe to an anonymous writer in 1785..the first observation on myrmecophily in the Lepidoptera.
1992 Sci. Amer. Oct. 56/2 Myrmecophily, the ability to associate symbiotically with ants, has evolved among only two families of butterflies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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