Myrmecophaga

noun

Myr·​me·​coph·​a·​ga

ˌmərməˈkäfə̇gə

: a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the South American ant bear

myrmecophagid

-fəjə̇d

noun or adjective

myrmecophagine

-fəˌjīn

-jə̇n

noun or adjective

myrmecophagoid

-fəˌgȯid

noun or adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from myrmec- + -phaga

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