Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the characters of the Myrmicidæ; pertaining to the Myrmicidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including the small house ant (
Myrmica molesta ), and many others.
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- adjective zoology Of or pertaining to the
ant genus Myrmica.
Etymologies
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Myrmica + -ine
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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Acanthognathus ocellatus, a myrmicine trap-jaw ant.
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adj., Of or belonging to the subfamily Myrmicinae of stinging ants. Also, more generally: of or relating to ants (myrmecic).
September 5, 2008