entomologynoun [ U ]
uk/ˌen.təˈmɒl.ə.dʒi/us/ˌen.t̬əˈmɑː.lə.dʒi/specializedthe scientific study of insects
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Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- body clock
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- survival of the fittest
- zoology
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entomologist
noun [ C ] uk/ˌen.təˈmɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/ˌen.t̬əˈmɑː.lə.dʒɪst/
Examples from literature
- But as I am sure from your greater knowledge of ornithology and entomology that you will write a much better discussion than I could, your paper will be of great use to me.
- Entomology was his special study.
- He was an amateur physician, a student of botany and entomology, and a considerable geologist.
- It reminded him of two or three books on entomology which he had left in his mother's cabin.
- The father was particularly interested in entomology, and Spencer himself used to collect, describe, and draw insects when a boy.