entomology

[ en-tuh-mol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌɛn təˈmɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of zoology dealing with insects.

Origin of entomology

First recorded in 1760–70; entomo- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM entomology

en·to·mo·log·i·cal

[en-tuh-muh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌɛn tə məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, en·to·mo·log·ic, adjectiveen·to·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverben·to·mol·o·gist, nounnon·en·to·mo·log·ic, adjective

non·en·to·mo·log·i·cal, adjectiveun·en·to·mo·log·i·cal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH entomology

entomology , etymology

Words nearby entomology

entomion, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol., entomologize, entomology, entomophagous, entomophilous, entomostracan, entophyte, entopic

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Example sentences from the Web for entomology

Home economics is not one "department" or subject, in the sense in which dairying or entomology or plant-breeding is a department.
The Country-Life Movement in the United States|L.H. Bailey
The third, which is on spiders, is not less esteemed in entomology.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2|Henry Hallam
Entomology—a swallow tail had been obtained, but the president going to a dress party, had got the loan of it.
Yorkshire Ditties, First Series|John Hartley
Let me put it, then, that entomology as a pursuit sternly represses frivolousness.
The Silent Barrier|Louis Tracy

The economic importance of the study of entomology can scarcely be overestimated.
Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting|William T. Hornaday

British Dictionary definitions for entomology

entomology

/ (ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of science concerned with the study of insects

Derived forms of entomology

entomological (ˌɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or entomologic, adjectiveentomologically, adverbentomologist, noun

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Medical definitions for entomology

entomology

[ ĕn′tə-mŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The study of insects.

Other words from entomology

en′to•mo•log′ic (-mə-lŏj′ĭk) null adj.en′to•mol′o•gist n.

Scientific definitions for entomology

entomology

[ ĕn′tə-mŏl′ə-jē ]

The scientific study of insects.

Word History

Scientists who study insects (there are close to a million that can be studied!) are called entomologists. Why are they not called insectologists? Well, in a way they are. The word insect comes from the Latin word insectum, meaning cut up or divided into segments. (The plural of insectum, namely insecta, is used by scientists as the name of the taxonomic class that insects belong to.) This Latin word was created in order to translate the Greek word for insect, which is entomon. This Greek word also literally means cut up or divided into segments, and it is the source of the word entomology. The Greeks had coined this term for insects because of the clear division of insect bodies into three segments, now called the head, thorax, and abdomen.

单词	entomology
释义	entomology [ en-tuh-mol-uh-jee ] / ˌɛn təˈmɒl ə dʒi / noun the branch of zoology dealing with insects. Origin of entomology First recorded in 1760–70; entomo- + -logy OTHER WORDS FROM entomology en·to·mo·log·i·cal [en-tuh-muh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌɛn tə məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, en·to·mo·log·ic, adjectiveen·to·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverben·to·mol·o·gist, nounnon·en·to·mo·log·ic, adjective non·en·to·mo·log·i·cal, adjectiveun·en·to·mo·log·i·cal, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH entomology entomology , etymology Words nearby entomology entomion, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol., entomologize, entomology, entomophagous, entomophilous, entomostracan, entophyte, entopic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for entomology Home economics is not one "department" or subject, in the sense in which dairying or entomology or plant-breeding is a department. The Country-Life Movement in the United States\|L.H. Bailey The third, which is on spiders, is not less esteemed in entomology. Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 2\|Henry Hallam Entomology—a swallow tail had been obtained, but the president going to a dress party, had got the loan of it. Yorkshire Ditties, First Series\|John Hartley Let me put it, then, that entomology as a pursuit sternly represses frivolousness. The Silent Barrier\|Louis Tracy The economic importance of the study of entomology can scarcely be overestimated. Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting\|William T. Hornaday British Dictionary definitions for entomology entomology / (ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪ) / noun the branch of science concerned with the study of insects Derived forms of entomology entomological (ˌɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪkəl) or entomologic, adjectiveentomologically, adverbentomologist, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for entomology entomology [ ĕn′tə-mŏl′ə-jē ] n. The study of insects. Other words from entomology en′to•mo•log′ic (-mə-lŏj′ĭk) null adj.en′to•mol′o•gist n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for entomology entomology [ ĕn′tə-mŏl′ə-jē ] The scientific study of insects. Word History Scientists who study insects (there are close to a million that can be studied!) are called entomologists. Why are they not called insectologists? Well, in a way they are. The word insect comes from the Latin word insectum, meaning cut up or divided into segments. (The plural of insectum, namely insecta, is used by scientists as the name of the taxonomic class that insects belong to.) This Latin word was created in order to translate the Greek word for insect, which is entomon. This Greek word also literally means cut up or divided into segments, and it is the source of the word entomology. The Greeks had coined this term for insects because of the clear division of insect bodies into three segments, now called the head, thorax, and abdomen. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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