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myrmecophagous

/ ˌɜːɪˈɒəɡə /

adjective

  1. (of jaws) specialized for feeding on ants
  2. feeding on ants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Myrmecophagous, feeding on ants: I may be myrmecophagous, But I have a clean esophagus.

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Although I made no further study of stomach contents, the myrmecophagous habits of Gastrophryne have come to my attention frequently in the course of routine field work.

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