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myrmecology

American  
[mur-mi-kol-uh-jee] / ˌmɜr mɪˈkɒl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of entomology dealing with ants.

myrmecology British  
/ ˌmɜːmɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of zoology concerned with the study of ants

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myrmecology Scientific  
/ mûr′mĭ-kŏl′ə-jē /

  1. The scientific study of ants.

Other Word Forms

  • myrmecological adjective
  • myrmecologist noun

Etymology

Origin of myrmecology

< Greek myrmēk-, stem of mýrmēx ant + -o- + -logy

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His speciality is myrmecology—the study of ants.

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