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/merr'mi kol"euh jee/, n.the branch of entomology dealing with ants.[ < Gk myrmek-, s. of mýrmex ant + -O- + -LOGY]
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myrmecology — [mʉr΄mi käl′ə jē] n. [ MYRMECO + LOGY] the branch of entomology dealing with ants myrmecological [mʉr΄məkə läj′i kəl] adj. myrmecologist n … English World dictionary
Myrmecology — Part of a series on Zoology … Wikipedia
myrmecology — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1902 the scientific study of ants • myrmecological adjective • myrmecologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
myrmecology — n. [Gr. myrmex, ant; logos, discourse] The division of entomology that studies ants … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
myrmecology — noun The study of ants … Wiktionary
myrmecology — study of ants Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
myrmecology — n. (Zoology) scientific study of ants, branch of entomology that studies and researches ants … English contemporary dictionary
myrmecology — [ˌmə:mɪ kɒlədʒi] noun the branch of entomology concerned with ants. Derivatives myrmecological adjective myrmecologist noun Origin C19: from Gk murmēx, murmēk ant + logy … English new terms dictionary
myrmecology — myr·me·col·o·gy … English syllables
myrmecology — myr•me•col•o•gy [[t]ˌmɜr mɪˈkɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. ent the branch of entomology dealing with ants • Etymology: < Gk myrmēk , s. of mýrmēx ant + o + logy myr me•co•log′i•cal kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl adj. myr me•col′o•gist, n … From formal English to slang
