Entomology

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en + to + mo + lo + gy

Origin

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

Noun

1. The scientific study of insects. Entomology is an important field of study within biology.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with etymology.

Synonyms

• much less common term insectology

Derived terms

• entomologic
• entomological
• entomologically
• entomologist

Related terms

• entomo-
• entomofauna
• entomofaunal
• entomophagous
• entomophagy
• entomophilous
• entomophily