(Biology)an invertebrate or plant which has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest (生)适蚁动物,蚁冢昆虫(或植物)
派生 myrmecophilous adjective myrmecophily noun 语源
late 19th cent.: from Greek murmēx, murmēk- 'ant' + -phile