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for Entomology
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Entomology \En`to*mol"o*gy\, n.; pl. Entomologies. [Gr.
'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr.
'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F.
entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.]
1. That part of zo["o]logy which treats of insects.
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2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
entomology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn:
entomology, bugology]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "entomology":
anatomy, animal physiology, anthropology, biology,
comparative anatomy, conchology, ecology, ethology, helminthology,
herpetology, ichthyology, malacology, mammalogy, ornithology,
protozoology, taxidermy, taxonomy, zoogeography, zoography,
zoology, zoonomy, zoopathology, zoophysics, zootaxy, zootomy
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