myrmicine
/ˈməːmɪsiːn/ /ˈməːmɪsɪn/ /ˈməːmɪsʌɪn/(also myrmecine) Entomology
adjective
Of or belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae of stinging ants. Also more generally: of or relating to ants.
noun
An ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Cassell's Natural History. From ancient Greek μυρμηκ-, μύρμηξ ant + -ine. In specific application (and in form myrmicine) after scientific Latin Myrmicinae, subfamily name from Myrmica, genus name (P. A. Latreille in Nouveau Dict. d'Hist. Nat. XXIV. (Tableaux méthodiques) 179/1) + -inae.