"myrmecochory" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From myrmeco- + -chory. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|myrmeco|chory}} myrmeco- + -chory Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} myrmecochory (uncountable)
  1. (biology) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by ants. Wikipedia link: myrmecochory Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Ants Hypernyms: zoochory Related terms: myrmecochore, myrmecochorous Translations (The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by ants.): мирмекохория (mirmekoxorija) (Russian)

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