entomology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)).

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/

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• Hyphenation: en‧to‧mo‧lo‧gy
• Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

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.

• Not to be confused with etymology.

• insectology (much less common)

• zoology