myrmecologicaladj.
/məːmᵻkəˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈˌmərməkoʊˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/; see also myrmeco- comb. form Zoology.
Of or relating to myrmecology or the study of ants.
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the world > animals > zoology > study of specific types of animal > [adjective] > insects > specific types of insect
hymenopterological1855
neuropterological1857
myrmecological1886
lepidopterological1899
1886 Nature 7 Jan. 240 Myrmecological studies, by Herr G. Adlerz.
1922 Sci. Monthly Nov. 385 I am sure that Solomon's few myrmecological comments, which have come down to us from about 970 B.C., are very accurate.
1954 Insectes Sociaux 1 31 His notes constitute little more than just another of the many curiosities abounding in the myrmecological literature.
1990 Times Lit. Suppl. 24 Aug. 894/4 The book's main value, however, will be as a myrmecological encyclopaedia... Ants is a rare work, the myrmecological publishing event of the half-century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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