Myrmecophaga

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) +‎ -phaga (from φάγος (phágos, “eater, glutton”)) coined by Carl Linnaeus in 1740.

Proper noun

Myrmecophaga f

A taxonomic genus within the family Myrmecophagidae – the giant anteater.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Xenarthra - superorder; Pilosa - order; Vermilingua - suborder; Myrmecophagidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Myrmecophaga tridactyla - species

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