Myrmecobius

Translingual

Myrmecobius fasciatus (sole species)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύρμηκος (múrmēkos, “ant’s”), genitive of μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”), + βίος (bíos, “life, living”) (hence "living off ants").

Proper noun

Myrmecobius m

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecobiidae – the single species Myrmecobius fasciatus, the marsupial numbat of Australia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Metatheria - infraclass; Dasyuromorphia - order; Myrmecobiidae - family

References

Numbat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmecobius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrmecobius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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