myrmecology

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WOTD – 7 March 2006

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myrmecology

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek myrmeco- (“ant”) +‎ -logy (“study (of)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

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Noun

myrmecology (uncountable)

1. (entomology) The study of ants.

   Synonym: (rare) formicology

Related terms

• myrmecological
• myrmecologist

Translations

study of ants

Finnish: muurahaistiede, myrmekologia (fi) French: myrmécologie (fr) German: Myrmekologie (de) f, Ameisenkunde f Italian: mirmecologia (it) f Romanian: mirmecologie (ro) f Russian: мирмекология (ru) f (mirmekologija) Vietnamese: (please verify) kiến học