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Etymology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, insect) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, -logy)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Hyphenation: en‧to‧mo‧lo‧gy
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

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entomology (uncountable)

  1. The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
    Entomology is an important field of study within biology.
    • 2025 January 28, Jack Guy, “Tiny QR codes help scientists track bee movements”, in CNN:
      “This suggests that most of the foraging that the bees do occurs very close to the hive,” study co-author Margarita López-Uribe, an associate professor of entomology at PSU, told CNN on Monday.

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