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Entomology Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ology

Entomology has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the branch of zoology that studies insects

"She decided to major in entomology after spending her summers collecting beetles in the local forests."

2

The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

"After hours of sorting through the garden leaves to identify every beetle and spider she found, her passion for entomology finally paid off when she discovered a rare species."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
zoology
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
lepidopterology
Rhyming Words
dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy
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