Entomology

//ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates). uncountable

    "Entomology is an important field of study within biology."

  2. 2
    the branch of zoology that studies insects wordnet

Synonyms

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anatomyanimal physiologyanthropologybiologybugologycomparative anatomy

Example

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"Entomology isn't just the study of flies' flight!"

Etymology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.

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