Myrmica

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”).

Proper noun

Myrmica f

A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – aggressive ants of temperate climates in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Formicoidea - superfamily; Formicidae - family; Myrmicinae - subfamily; Myrmicini - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Myrmica rubra (European fire ant) - type species

References

Myrmica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myrmica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myrmica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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