formicivorous
English
editEtymology
editLatin formīca (“ant”) -vore + -ous
Adjective
editformicivorous (not comparable)
- (entomology) Feeding on ants.
- Synonym: myrmecophagous
- 2010, Paula Hammond, Atlas of the World's Strangest Animals, page 152:
- Formicivorous mammals (those which feed mainly on ants) come in all shapes and sizes […]