entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē 
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects
entomological
ˌen-tə-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl
adjective entomologically
ˌen-tə-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē
adverb entomologist
ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jist
noun 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web With climate change, Michigan’s mosquito season is about a month longer at the beginning and the end than a few decades ago, as warm-weather varieties increasingly turn up, entomology professor Edward Walker of Michigan State University said. 
John Flesher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 In 2020, the Ig Nobel Prize in entomology (the study of insects) went to a research team that collected evidence finding that many entomologists are afraid of spiders, which are not insects. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 The fly in the video is a rodent bot fly, which has parasitic larvae that live in animals, said Geoffrey Attardo, an entomology professor at the University of California, Davis. Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 Michael Raupp, entomology professor at the University of Maryland, said warmer temperatures in the winter allow more ticks to survive the usually harsh season. Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022 Students from Christina Kwapich's entomology class on a field trip last fall to gather insects for their own specimen collections at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Fireflies are a great indicator of environmental health, said Cliff Sadof, a professor of entomology at Purdue University. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The items are grouped by department, such as botany, anthropology, mineral sciences and entomology. Washington Post, 29 June 2021 According to Joe Boggs, an assistant professor of entomology for The Ohio State University Extension, poison hemlock contains highly toxic compounds and could cause respiratory failure and death if ingested. Judi Ketteler, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2022 See More
John Flesher, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022 In 2020, the Ig Nobel Prize in entomology (the study of insects) went to a research team that collected evidence finding that many entomologists are afraid of spiders, which are not insects. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 The fly in the video is a rodent bot fly, which has parasitic larvae that live in animals, said Geoffrey Attardo, an entomology professor at the University of California, Davis. Dezimey Kum, USA TODAY, 28 July 2022 Michael Raupp, entomology professor at the University of Maryland, said warmer temperatures in the winter allow more ticks to survive the usually harsh season. Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022 Students from Christina Kwapich's entomology class on a field trip last fall to gather insects for their own specimen collections at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 30 June 2022 Fireflies are a great indicator of environmental health, said Cliff Sadof, a professor of entomology at Purdue University. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The items are grouped by department, such as botany, anthropology, mineral sciences and entomology. Washington Post, 29 June 2021 According to Joe Boggs, an assistant professor of entomology for The Ohio State University Extension, poison hemlock contains highly toxic compounds and could cause respiratory failure and death if ingested. Judi Ketteler, Good Housekeeping, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French entomologie, from Greek entomon insect (from neuter of entomos cut up, from en- + temnein to cut) + French -logie -logy — more at tome
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy ˌent-ə-ˈmäl-ə-jē
plural entomologies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects