单词 | myrmecophily |
释义 | myrmecophilyn. Zoology and Botany. The condition of living in a symbiotic relationship with ants; the fact of being myrmecophilous. ΚΠ 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). < n.1898 |
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