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myrmecotrophic, myrmecotrophy
1. The transport of soil, litter, and other nutrient-bearing materials by ants that results in the feeding of the plant hosts.
2. Pertaining to plants and animals that provide food for ants.
2. Pertaining to plants and animals that provide food for ants.
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myrmeco-, myrmec-, myrme-, myrmic-, myrmi- +
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“myrmecotrophy”
myrmecotrophy
1. The stimulation of growth in ant plants by nutrients carried to the plants by their guest ants.
2. The transport of soil, litter, and other nutrient-bearing materials by ants that results in the feeding of the plant hosts.
2. The transport of soil, litter, and other nutrient-bearing materials by ants that results in the feeding of the plant hosts.
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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