myrmicine /ˈmɚmɪsin/adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the ant subfamily Myrmicinae.These data have been accumulated from the study of the specialized Myrmicine and Formicine ants of Europe and North America [...] — 1885 •Of or pertaining to the ant genus Myrmica. noun1 •Any ant of the subfamily Myrmicinae.Subfamily Myrmicinae […]Species of myrmicines are most likely to be confused with species of Leptanilla or Tetraponera because of the two-segmented petiole. — 1999 formsmyrmicines · more myrmicine · most myrmicine