myrmecology
noun
the branch of entomology dealing with ants.
myrmecologist
-
a word derived from
myrmecology.
Example Sentences
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In high school, with the encouragement of a myrmecologist from the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, he set about realizing the goal of surveying all the ant species in Alabama.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2021
Bernadou and his myrmecologist colleagues at Regensburg are part of a small cadre of researchers who have turned to social insects—ants, bees, and termites—to help unravel the mysteries of aging.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 25, 2021
Wilson is a myrmecologist - an entomologist who studies ants.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
Wilson is a myrmecologist — an entomologist who studies ants.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
The diablito, a kind of bright orange poison frog, is known for its love of ants, says Christian Rabeling, a myrmecologist at the University of Rochester, New York.
From National Geographic
