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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”). Doublet of the obsolete term mire.
Prefix
myrmeco-
- ant
Derived terms
References
- 'myrmeco-", in Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Published by Edward Lloyd, Vol. 5, 1896.
- 'myrmeco-", in Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English,4th Edition, by Partridge E. Staff, and Eric Partridge (Routledge, 1977) →ISBN.