myrmecophagous

English

Etymology

From myrmeco- +‎ -phagous.

Adjective

myrmecophagous (not comparable)

  1. pertaining to the anteater
  2. feeding on ants
    Synonym: formicivorous
    • 1956, Henry S. Fitch, A Field Study of the Kansas Ant-Eating Frog, Gastrophryne olivacea:
      "Although I made no further study of stomach contents, the myrmecophagous habits of 'Gastrophryne' have come to my attention frequently in the course of routine field work. Individuals kept in confinement for a day or more almost invariably voided feces which consisted mainly or entirely of ant remains, chiefly the heads, as these are most resistant to digestion."

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