entomologize

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Etymology

From entomology +‎ -ize.

Verb

entomologize (third-person singular simple present entomologizes, present participle entomologizing, simple past and past participle entomologized)

  1. (intransitive) To collect specimens in the study of entomology.
    • 1871, Charles Kingsley, “A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornée”, in At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. , volume I, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 163:
      This is our favourite spot for entomologizing, when the sun outside altogether forbids the least exertion.

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