noun
myrmecology; study of ants
Scientific term for the branch of entomology dealing with ants. Used in academic and biological contexts.
彼はアリ学の専門家で、世界中のアリを研究している。
He is a myrmecologist and studies ants around the world.
Entomology, the broader study of insects, while 蟻学 specifically focuses on ants.
Compound of 蟻 (ari, 'ant') and 学 (gaku, 'study, -ology'). A straightforward modern coinage for the scientific field of myrmecology.