entomology
English
Noun
(
wikipedia entomology)
(
-) (
most common term)
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
See also
* acarology (study of mites and ticks)
* apiology (study of bees)
* arachnology (study of arachnids)
* arthropodology (study of arthropods)
* coleopterology (study of beetles)
* dipterology (study of flies)
* hemipterology (study of true bugs)
* lepidopterology (study of moths and butterflies)
* melittology (study of bees)
* myrmecology (study of ants)
* orthopterology (study of grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)
* trichopterology (study of caddis flies)
* zoology (study of animals)
English words suffixed with -ology
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