ENTOMO-

Meaning of ENTOMO- in English

[ 'ɛntəməʊ ]

■ combining form of an insect; relating to insects: entomophagous.

Origin

from Gk entomon , neut. (denoting an insect) of entomos 'cut up, segmented'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

ENTOMO — entomo- n [occurring in compounds] entomo- (= insect)
Interlingua English vocab
ENTOMO- — combining form see: entom-
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ENTOMO- — — see entom-
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTOMO- — a combining form meaning "insect," used in the formation of compound words: entomology. [ comb. form of Gk éntomos notched, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOMO- — see entom-
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENTOMO- — comb. form insect. [Gk entomos cut up (in neut. = INSECT) f. EN-(2) + temno cut]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENTOM- — or entomo- combining form Etymology: French, from Greek entomon insect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-PHTHORA — fthərə noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phthora destruction, death, from phtheirein to destroy — more at phthiriasis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-PHAGA — fəgə noun combining form ( plural -phaga “) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phagein : eater : eaters — in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENTOM- — combining form or entomo- Etymology: French, from Greek entomon — more at entomology : insect entomo phagous entom ostracan
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INSECT — — insectival /in'sek tuy"veuhl/ , adj. /in"sekt/ , n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOMOPHILOUS — — entomophily , n. /en'teuh mof"euh leuhs/ , adj. pollinated by or having spores distributed by insects. [ 1875-80; ENTOMO- …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOMOPHAGOUS — /en'teuh mof"euh geuhs/ , adj. feeding on insects; insectivorous. [ 1830-40; ENTOMO- + -PHAGOUS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOMOLOGY — — entomological /en'teuh meuh loj"i keuhl/ , entomologic , adj. — entomologically , adv. — entomologist , n. /en'teuh mol"euh …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOMOFAUNA — /en'teuh moh faw"neuh/ , n. , pl. entomofaunas, entomofaunae /-nee/ . ( used with a sing. or pl. v. ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENTOM- — or entomo- Etymology: French, from Greek entomon : insect entomo phagous
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENTOM- — [entom-] or entomo- comb form [F, fr. Gk entomon]: insect "entomophagous"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENTOMOLOGY — n. the study of the forms and behaviour of insects. øøentomological adj. entomologist n. [F entomologie or mod.L entomologia (as …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENTOMOLOGY — n. the study of the forms and behaviour of insects. entomological adj. entomologist n. [ F entomologie or mod.L entomologia …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENTOMOLOGY — n. the study of the forms and behaviour of insects. Derivatives: entomological adj. entomologist n. Etymology: F entomologie or mod.L …
Oxford English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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