Myrmecophagy is a feeding behavior defined by the consumption of termites or ants, particularly as pertaining to those animal species whose diets are largely or exclusively composed of said insect types. Literally, myrmecophagy means `ant eating` (Ancient Greek: murmēx, `ants` and phagein, `to eat`) rather than `termite eating` (for which...
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(from the article `mammal`) A prime example of convergence in conjunction with dietary specialization is seen in those mammals adapted to feeding on ants and termites, a ...
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myrmecophage, myrmecophagous, myrmecophagy Feeding on ants or termites. A myrmecophage, or ant eater, has found a good number of ants to eat. —Word Info image © ALL rights reserved.
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myrmecophagous, myrmecophage, myrmecophagia, myrmecophagy Feeding mainly or exclusively on ants or termites.
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