myrmecology

myrmecology

English

WOTD – 7 March 2006

Etymology

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

Noun

myrmecology (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The study of ants.

Related terms

• myrmecological
• myrmecologist

Translations

study of ants

Finnish: muurahaistiede, myrmekologia (fi) French: myrmécologie (fr) German: Myrmekologie (de) f, Ameisenkunde f

Romanian: mirmecologie (ro) f Russian: мирмекология (ru) f (mirmekologija) Vietnamese: (please verify) kiến học