Myrmecophaga
noun
Myr·me·coph·a·ga
\ˌmərməˈkäfə̇gə\
Definition of Myrmecophaga
: a genus (the type of a family Myrmecophagidae) of edentate mammals comprising the South American ant bear
myrmecophagid
\-fəjə̇d\ noun or adjectivemyrmecophagine
\-fəˌjīn, -jə̇n\ noun or adjectivemyrmecophagoid
\-fəˌgȯid\ noun or adjectivePeople Are Reading
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Origin and Etymology of myrmecophaga
New Latin, from myrmec- + -phaga
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