ENTOMOLOGY: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | `entu'mâlujee
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| Matching Terms: | | entomologic, entomological, entomologist, Entomologize
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| | Definition: | | [n] the branch of zoology that studies insects |
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| | See Also: | | zoological science, zoology | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En`to*mol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Entomologies}. [Gr.
'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr.
'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F.
entomologie. See {In}, and {Tome}, and cf. {Insect}.]
1. That part of zo["o]logy which treats of insects.
2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The scientific study of insects. |
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| | Related Terms: | | anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology, comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, ethology, helminthology, herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, ornithology, protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography, zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy |
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