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myrmecology

(mʉr′mi käl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of entomology dealing with ants

Origin: myrmeco- + -logy

Related Forms:

myrmecological adjective
myrmecologist noun

See myrmecology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The branch of entomology that deals with ants.

Related Forms:

myrˌme·co·logˈi·cal (-kə-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

myrˌme·colˈo·gist noun

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