Entomology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
entomology
    n 1: the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn:
         {entomology}, {bugology}]
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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
      [1913 Webster]
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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