myrmec-

myrmec-
combining form or myrmeco-
Etymology: Greek myrmēk-, myrmēko-, from myrmēk-, myrmēx — more at pismire
: ant

Myrmecia

Myrmecophyte

myrmecology

myrmecophobic


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