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ENTOMOLOGY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The branch of zoology that studies insects

Synonyms:

bugology; entomology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("entomology" is a kind of...):

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Domain member category:

caste (in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "entomology"):

lepidopterology; lepidoptery (the branch of entomology dealing with Lepidoptera)

Derivation:

entomologic; entomological (of or relating to the biological science of entomology)

entomologist (a zoologist who studies insects)

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