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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
myrmecophile /ˈməːmɪkə(ʊ)fʌɪl, məˈmiːkə(ʊ)-/

▶noun Biology an invertebrate or plant which has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as living inside an ants' nest.

– derivatives
myrmecophilous adjective,
myrmecophily noun.

– origin C19: from Gk murmēx, murmēk- ‘ant’ + -phile.

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