myrmecophobicadj.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/,

/məːˌmɛkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/,

/məːˌmiːkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərməkoʊˈfoʊbɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -phobic comb. form.

Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -phobic comb. form. Compare German Myrmecophobe, noun (1887 or earlier).

Botany and Ecology. rare.

Of a plant: having no association with ants (as contrasted with myrmecophilous types).

ΚΠ

1897 Appleton's Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 829 The plant, becoming myrmecophobic..achieves an economy of nutritive forces.

1990 Entomologiste 46 121 Myrmecophobic species of Cecropia which are sympatric with the myrmecophilous ones never get the semiparasites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmecophobic
释义	myrmecophobicadj. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/, /məːˌmɛkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/, /məːˌmiːkə(ʊ)ˈfəʊbɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmərməkoʊˈfoʊbɪk/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -phobic comb. form. Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -phobic comb. form. Compare German Myrmecophobe, noun (1887 or earlier). Botany and Ecology. rare. Of a plant: having no association with ants (as contrasted with myrmecophilous types). ΚΠ 1897 Appleton's Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 829 The plant, becoming myrmecophobic..achieves an economy of nutritive forces. 1990 Entomologiste 46 121 Myrmecophobic species of Cecropia which are sympatric with the myrmecophilous ones never get the semiparasites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1897
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