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entomology
[ en-tuh-mol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the branch of zoology dealing with insects.
entomology
/ ˌɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪ /
noun
- the branch of science concerned with the study of insects
entomology
- The scientific study of insects.
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٴˈDZDz, noun
- entomological, adjective
- ˌԳٴdzˈDz, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴ··Dz·· [en-t, uh, -m, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], ·ٴ··Dz· adjective
- ·ٴ··Dz···ly adverb
- ·ٴ·DZ·· noun
- non··ٴ··Dz· adjective
- non··ٴ··Dz·· adjective
- un··ٴ··Dz·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of entomology1
Word History
Example Sentences
Heather Ferguson, professor of medical entomology at the University of Glasgow, described the initial response to their three-year long project as "tremendous".
He is also a member of an entomology association in Modena, a city in the north of Italy.
“There’s no sense making a web … if there’s nothing to eat,” said Rick Vetter, a retired research associate in UC Riverside’s entomology department.
Thomas Ings, an associate professor in zoology specialising in entomology at the Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, has a long-standing interest in wasps.
Rupesh Kariyat, an associate professor of entomology and plant pathology with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has been studying silverleaf nightshade for more than a decade.
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