a combining form meaning "insect," used in the formation of compound words: entomology.
[ comb. form of Gk éntomos notched, éntoma (n. use of neut. pl.) insects, verbid of entémnein to cut in or up, equiv. to en- EN- 2 + tómos cut; see -TOMY ]
a combining form meaning "insect," used in the formation of compound words: entomology.
[ comb. form of Gk éntomos notched, éntoma (n. use of neut. pl.) insects, verbid of entémnein to cut in or up, equiv. to en- EN- 2 + tómos cut; see -TOMY ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012