entomology
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: en‧to‧mo‧lo‧gy
- Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
Noun
[edit]entomology (uncountable)
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- The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
- Entomology is an important field of study within biology.
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with etymology.
Synonyms
[edit]- insectology (much less common)
Holonyms
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Translations
[edit]study of insects
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See also
[edit]- acarology (study of mites and ticks)
- apiology (study of bees)
- arachnology (study of arachnids)
- arthropodology (study of arthropods)
- coleopterology (study of beetles)
- dipterology (study of flies)
- hemipterology (study of true bugs)
- lepidopterology (study of moths and butterflies)
- melittology (study of bees)
- myrmecology (study of ants)
- orthopterology (study of grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)
- trichopterology (study of caddis flies)
- zoology (study of animals)
Similarly named but unrelated fields
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