myrmeco-
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)
Prefix
myrmeco-
- ant
Derived terms
- myrmecobinae
- myrmecobius
- myrmecochorous
- myrmecological
- myrmecology
- myrmecophage
- myrmecophagous
- myrmecophagy
- myrmecophile
- myrmecophilous
- myrmecophily
- myrmecophobia
- myrmecophyte
References
- 'myrmeco-", in Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Published by Edward Lloyd, Vol. 5, 1896.
- 'myrmeco-", in Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, 4th Edition, by Partridge E. Staff, and Eric Partridge (Routledge, 1977) →ISBN.