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noun
An organism, especially an insect, that lives in close association with or shares a nest with a species of ant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organism, being
History
From myrmeco- + -phile.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
