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entomology
Entomology is defined as the study of insects.
(noun)An example of entomology is a biology lecture on ants.
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See entomology in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
the branch of zoology that deals with insects
Origin: Fr entomologie: see entomo- & -logy
Related Forms:
- entomological adjective or entomologic
- entomologically adverb
- entomologist noun
See entomology in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The scientific study of insects.
Related Forms:
- enˌto·mo·logˈic (-mə-lŏjˈĭk), enˌto·mo·logˈi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adjective
- enˌto·mo·logˈi·cal·ly adverb
- enˌto·molˈo·gist noun
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