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Entomology
| entomophaga
| entomophagan
| entomophagous
| entomophilous
| entomophobia
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Entomology
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Entomology has 1 sense
- entomology(n = noun.cognition) bugology - the branch of zoology that studies insects; Array has particulars: lepidopterology, lepidoptery
is a kind of zoological science, zoology
Derived forms adjective entomologic1, adjective entomological1, noun entomologist1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Entomology, n. [Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.].
- That part of zoölogy which treats of insects. [1913 Webster]
- A treatise on the science of entomology. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Entomology, n. the study of the forms and behaviour of insects.
Derivative
entomological adj. entomologist n.
Etymology
F entomologie or mod.L entomologia (as ENTOMO-, -LOGY)
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Entomology
anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology, comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, ethology, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, ornithology, protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomyROGET THESAURUS
Entomology
Zoology
N zoology, zoonomy, zoography, zootomy, anatomy, comparative anatomy, animal physiology, comparative physiology, morphology, mammalogy, anthropology, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, ophiology, malacology, helminthology, entomology, oryctology, paleontology, mastology, vermeology, ornithotomy, ichthyotomy, taxidermy, zoologist, zoological.
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