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entomologise

entomologise is the alternative spelling of entomologize.

Meaning of entomologize

Verb

entomologize (third-person singular simple present entomologizes, present participle entomologizing, simple past and past participle entomologized)

  1. (intransitive) To collect specimens in the study of entomology.
    • This is our favourite spot for entomologizing, when the sun outside altogether forbids the least exertion.1871, Charles Kingsley, “A Letter from a West Indian Cottage Ornée”, in At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies. […], volume I, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC, page 163

Forms of entomologise

third-person singular presententomologises
present participleentomologising
past participleentomologised
pastentomologised

Questions about entomologise

What is entomologise the alternative spelling of?
Entomologise is the alternative spelling of entomologize.

Words near entomologise in the dictionary

  1. entomolite
  2. entomolites
  3. entomologic
  4. entomological
  5. entomologically
  6. entomologise
  7. entomologised
  8. entomologises
  9. entomologising
  10. entomologist
  11. entomologists

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