ENTOMOLOGY


Meaning of ENTOMOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē ]

noun

Etymology: French entomologie, from Greek entomon insect (from neuter of entomos cut up, from en- + temnein to cut) + French -logie -logy — more at tome

Date: 1766

: a branch of zoology that deals with insects

• en·to·mo·log·i·cal -mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• en·to·mo·log·i·cal·ly -k(ə-)lē adverb

• en·to·mol·o·gist ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.