myrmecologyn.

Brit.

/ˌməːmᵻˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S.

/ˌmərməˈkɑlədʒi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -logy comb. form.

Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -logy comb. form. Compare earlier myrmecological adj., myrmecologist n. Compare also French myrmécologie (1930 or earlier).

Zoology.

The scientific study of ants; the branch of entomology that deals with ants.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Myrmecology.

1910 Science 3 June 861/2 If there is any biological subject which may not be suggested by the study of myrmecology, it is probably of small consequence.

1953 Q. Rev. Biol. 28 139/1 Each of the most prolific workers in myrmecology..had his own ideas of approximately where monomorphism stopped and polymorphism started.

1994 New Scientist 1 Oct. 43/1 Hoelldobler..and Wilson dominated their field and coauthored dozens of papers on every aspect of myrmecology.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	myrmecology
释义	myrmecologyn. Brit. /ˌməːmᵻˈkɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌmərməˈkɑlədʒi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: myrmeco- comb. form, -logy comb. form. Etymology: < myrmeco- comb. form + -logy comb. form. Compare earlier myrmecological adj., myrmecologist n. Compare also French myrmécologie (1930 or earlier). Zoology. The scientific study of ants; the branch of entomology that deals with ants. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Myrmecology. 1910 Science 3 June 861/2 If there is any biological subject which may not be suggested by the study of myrmecology, it is probably of small consequence. 1953 Q. Rev. Biol. 28 139/1 Each of the most prolific workers in myrmecology..had his own ideas of approximately where monomorphism stopped and polymorphism started. 1994 New Scientist 1 Oct. 43/1 Hoelldobler..and Wilson dominated their field and coauthored dozens of papers on every aspect of myrmecology. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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