Look up: entomology

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   Entomology
   Entomology is the branch of zoology dealing with insects. It was started as a science in 1705 by the publication of Ray's ''Methodus Insectorum''.
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   entomology
   The study of insects and their environments.
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   entomology
   [n] - the branch of zoology that studies insects
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   Entomology
   Entomology: The scientific study of insects. The application of entomology to medicine is termed medical entomology. See: Medical entomology.
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   Entomology
   En`to·mol'o·gy noun ; plural Entomologies . [ Greek 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, from 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy : confer French entomologie . See In , and Tome , and confer Insect .] 1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects. 2. ...
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   entomology
   <entomology, study> The scientific study of insects. ... (30 Mar 1998) ...
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   entomology
   bugology noun the branch of zoology that studies insects
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   Entomology
   `Entomology`, from the Greek: `entomo-`/ενÃ?„ομο- `that which is cut in pieces or engraved/segmented`, hence `insect`; and `logos`/λÃ?ŒγοÃ?‚, `knowledge`,dating back some 400 million years, and have many kinds of interactions with humans and other forms of life on earth, so it is an important specialty within biology. Though technically incorrect, the definition is sometimes widened to include the study of terrestrial animals in other arthro...
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   entomology
   (en″tә-mol´ә-je) the branch of biology concerned with the study of insects. medical entomology the study of insects that cause disease or serve as vectors of disease-causing organisms.
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    Entomology
    • (n.) That part of zoology which treats of insects. • (n.) A treatise on the science of entomology.
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    entomology
    branch of zoology dealing with the scientific study of insects. The Greek word entomon, meaning `notched,` refers to the segmented body plan of the ... [8 related articles]
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    entomology
    entomology 1. The branch of zoology that deals with the study of insects. 2. From French entomologie (1764), coined from Greek entomon, 'insect' plus logia, 'study of'. Entomon is the neuter form of entomos, 'having a notch or cut (at the waist)'; so called by Aristotle in reference to the segmented division of insect bodies. Scientists who study insects ...
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    entomology
    The science concerned with the study of insects. [G. entomon, insect, + logos, study]
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    entomology
    entomology, study of insects, an arthropod class that comprises about 900,000 known species, representing about three fourths of all the classified animal species. Insects are studied because of their importance as pollinators for fruit crops; as carriers of bacterial, viral, and fungal diseases; as...
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