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myrmecology

/ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

myrmecology noun: the study of ants.

Noun

myrmecology (uncountable)

  1. The study of ants.
    Synonyms:
    formicology

myrmecology meaning in Tamil and Bengali

myrmecology in Tamil

எறும்பியல்

myrmecology in Bengali

পিঁপড়া সংক্রান্ত গবেষণা, বিদ্যা

Synonyms of myrmecology

Origin of myrmecology

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

Words formed from myrmecology

Questions about myrmecology

What does myrmecology mean?
Myrmecology means the study of ants.
What is myrmecology in Tamil?
Myrmecology in Tamil is எறும்பியல். See Myrmecology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myrmecology?
Myrmecology is a noun.
How do you pronounce myrmecology?
Myrmecology is pronounced /ˌmɜː(ɹ)mɪˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.

Words near myrmecology in the dictionary

  1. myrmecolacids
  2. myrmecological
  3. myrmecologically
  4. myrmecologist
  5. myrmecologists
  6. myrmecology
  7. myrmecomorph
  8. myrmecomorphic
  9. myrmecomorphs
  10. myrmecomorphy
  11. myrmecophage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: myrmecology (page history and authors); myrmecology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); myrmecology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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