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

  • This little ant simply walked up to myrmecologist Christian Rabeling in the Brazilian Amazon.

    The Panda's Thumb: Guest Contributor Archives 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wilson was a myrmecologist, a specialist on the biology of ants.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • Wilson was a myrmecologist, a specialist on the biology of ants.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • 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

  • 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

  • American entomologist, myrmecologist, pioneer in ethology.

    Nothingandall 2009

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