Myrmecophaga

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, ant) +‎ -phaga (from φάγος (phágos, eater, glutton)) coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1740.

Proper noun

Myrmecophaga f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – giant anteater.

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