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Meaning of myrmicine | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)mɪsaɪn/

Definitions

Of or pertaining to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.
Of or pertaining to the ant genus Myrmica.

Examples

“These data have been accumulated from the study of the specialized Myrmicine and Formicine ants of Europe and North America [...]”

“The discovery of tandem calling with pheromones in Leptothorax throws considerable light on the evolution of chemical recruitment techniques in myrmicine ants generally.”

“The chemistry of the myrmicine genus Solenopsis is so aberrant that it reduces generalizations about ant venoms to the absurd.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

myrmidonian myroblytic Myronian myronic myrrhbearing myrrhed