mirmecobio
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from translingual Myrmecobius, derived from Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence “living off ants”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mirmecobio m (plural mirmecobi)
Further reading edit
- mirmecobio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana