Entomology \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.
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2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
entomology
n : the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: bugology]
WordNet (r) 2.0
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "entomology":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
bugology, bureau of entomology, economic entomology, entomology research museum, forensic entomology, hbc entomology and bees, irish entomology, list of entomology journals, medical entomology, Search the Web, timeline of entomology, timeline of entomology - 1800-1850, timeline of entomology - 1850-1900, timeline of entomology - post 1900, timeline of entomology - prior to 1800
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