How to pronounce myrmecophile
American English pronunciation
MUR-mih-koh-fyl
- IPA
- /ˈmɝmɪkoʊˌfaɪl/
- Syllables
- MUR · mih · koh · fyl (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What myrmecophile means
A creature that lives as a guest in an ant nest
In a sentence: This tiny beetle is a myrmecophile, living safely inside the ants' busy nest.
Where it comes from: It joins Greek words meaning ant and loving.
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