Search Result for "entomology":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. the branch of zoology that studies insects;
[syn: entomology, bugology]
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]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
