myrmecology

English

WOTD – 7 March 2006

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
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Noun

myrmecology (uncountable)

(entomology) The study of ants.
Synonym: (rare) formicology

Related terms

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

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