entomology

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English

Etymology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, insect) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, -logy)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: en‧to‧mo‧lo‧gy
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

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entomology (uncountable)

Museum stores its entomology collections in special specimen drawers.
  1. The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
    Entomology is an important field of study within biology.

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