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Meaning of mirmecofago




Danilo Enrique Noreña Benítez

mirmecofago
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The correct term is myrmecophage, always with a tilde. It means that it feeds exclusively on ants. Who practices myrmecophagia (custom of feeding on ants, who prefers to eat ants).

  




Jimeno Álvarez

A mirmecofago is an animal which feeds exclusively or mostly ants and, frequently, also termite ( while they are not ants ). As the customs of the ants and termites are similar, the adaptations required for consumption are similar.

  



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