Myrmecia
Translingual
Etymology
Derived from New Latin myrmecias / myrmecitis / myrmecium, from Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”) + -ia.
Pronunciation
- enPR: (after Classical) mür-mĕ′kĭ-ă, (after Ecclesiastical) mĭr-mĕ′chĭ-ă
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɜːˈmiːsɪ.ə/, /məˈmiːsɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /mərˈmiː.s(i)ə/, /mərˈmiː.ʃ(i)ə/
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [myrˈmɛ.ki.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mirˈmɛː.t͡ʃi.a]
- Hyphenation: Myr‧me‧ci‧a
Proper noun
Myrmecia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Formicidae – bulldog ants.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trebouxiaceae – green algae, associated with lichen.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Formicidae): 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; Myrmeciinae – subfamily; Myrmeciini – tribe
- (genus in Trebouxiaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Chlorophyta – infrakingdom; Chlorophyta – phylum; Chlorophytina – subphylum; Trebouxiophyceae – class; Trebouxiales – order; Trebouxiaceae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Formicidae): Myrmecia gulosa – type species; Myrmecia brevinoda; for other species see Myrmecia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- (genus in Trebouxiaceae): Myrmecia globosa – type species
References
- ant
- Myrmecia (ant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Myrmecia (Formicidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Myrmecia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- alga
- Myrmecia (alga) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Myrmecia Printz on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Myrmecia (algae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons