Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An entomologist who makes a special study of ants, or of myrmeeology.
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- noun One who studies
ants .
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Examples
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This little ant simply walked up to myrmecologist Christian Rabeling in the Brazilian Amazon.
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Carl Frederick's "The Study of Ants" seemed to be the real winner in this bunch - an myrmecologist (ant scientist) teaches an ant how to play chess, and the ants are VERY upset when another scientist cheats by taking a move back.
Story Log frankwu 2006
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By my college years, I was a devoted myrmecologist, a specialist in the biology of ants.
E.O. Wilson on saving life on Earth E.O. Wilson 2007
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By my college years, I was a devoted myrmecologist, a specialist in the biology of ants.
E.O. Wilson on saving life on Earth E.O. Wilson 2007
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By my college years, I was a devoted myrmecologist, a specialist in the biology of ants.
E.O. Wilson on saving life on Earth E.O. Wilson 2007
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Wilson was a myrmecologist, a specialist on the biology of ants.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Wilson was a myrmecologist, a specialist on the biology of ants.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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After dismissing both cat-ant and catsect, he remembered that someone who studies ants is called a myrmecologist.
The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992
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Haeckel defends the resulting system of thought against a variety of opponents, ranging from embryologist Wilhelm His to Jesuit myrmecologist Erich Wasmann.
BrothersJudd Blog 2009
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American entomologist, myrmecologist, pioneer in ethology.
Nothingandall 2009
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