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How to pronounce myrmecology

American English pronunciation

mur-mih-KOL-uh-jee

IPA
/ˌmɝmɪˈkɑlədʒi/
Syllables
mur · mih · KOL · uh · jee (5 syllables, stress on the 3rd)

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What myrmecology means

noun

The scientific study of ants

In a sentence: Lily loved bugs so much that she hoped to study myrmecology one day.

Where it comes from: It was made from a Greek word for ant and -logy, meaning the study of.

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