Myrmecocystus
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Myrmecocystus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – certain honey-pot ants.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Formicoidea – superfamily; Formicidae – family; Formicinae – subfamily; Lasiini – tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Myrmecocystus mexicanus – type species
References
Myrmecocystus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Myrmecocystus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Myrmecocystus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
