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Entomology

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en⋅to⋅mol⋅o⋅gy

  [en-tuh-mol-uh-jee]
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–noun
the branch of zoology dealing with insects.
Origin:
1760–70; entomo- + -logy

Related forms:
en⋅to⋅mo⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [en-tuh-muh-loj-i-kuhl] , en⋅to⋅mo⋅log⋅ic, adjective
en⋅to⋅mo⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
en⋅to⋅mol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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en·to·mol·o·gy   (ěn'tə-mŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The scientific study of insects.
en'to·mo·log'ic (-mə-lŏj'ĭk), en'to·mo·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., en'to·mo·log'i·cal·ly adv., en'to·mol'o·gist n.
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Word Origin & History

entomology 
1766, from Fr. entomologie (1764), coined from Gk. entomon "insect" + logia "study of." Entomon is neut. of entomos "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division of insect bodies, from en- "in" + temnein "to cut." Compare insect.
"I have given the name insectology to that part of natural history which has insects for its object; that of entomology ... would undoubtedly have been more suitable ... but its barbarous sound terryfy'd me." [Charles Bonnet's Eng. translation of his "Contemplation de la nature," 1766]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·to·mol·o·gy
Pronunciation: "ent-&-'mäl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects —en·to·mo·log·i·cal /-m&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective —en·to·mo·log·i·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

entomology en·to·mol·o·gy (ěn'tə-mŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of insects.

en'to·mo·log'ic (-mə-lŏj'ĭk) or en'to·mo·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
en'to·mol'o·gist n.

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