myrmecobiinæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. myrme cob i (us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- inæ.] Zool.: A sub-family of Dasyuride, crected for the reception of the aberrant genus Myrmecobius (q. v.). myr-mě-co-bi-ŭs, s. [Pref. myrmeco-, and Gr. bios =life.] Zool .: The typical and sole genus of the family Myrmecobiine. The head elongate, broad behind; muzzle, long and pointed; ears, IMG:content-1531.png:[graphic] ovate and of moderate size; five toes on fore, hallux wanting externally on hind feet, but the metatarsal bone is present; no when attached to Myrmecobius. trace of pouch in female, the young, the nipples, being concealed only by the long hair of the abdomen. Myr mecobius fasci at us , from western and southern Australia, is the only species known. It is about the size of an English squirrel, and, like that animal, has a long, bushy tail. It lives on the ground, and feeds on ants. Color, chestnut-red; the hinder part of the back is marked with broad white transverse bands. myr-mě-cô-lě-on, s. [MYRMELEON.] mỹr-mě còph-a-ga, s. [Pref. myrmeco-, and Gr. phage in to eat.] Zool.: Ant-eater. The typical genus of the family Myrmecophagide (q.v.). Body rather compre ed, covered with long, coarse hair; tail, non-prehensile, covered with very long hair; ears, small, oval, erect; eyes, very small. There is but one species, the Great Ant-eater (q. v.).