entomology
Syllables: en·to·mo·lo·gy/ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
entomology noun: the scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
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Noun
entomology (uncountable)
- The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
- Entomology is an important field of study within biology.
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- Synonyms:
- insectology
entomology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
entomology in Hindi
- study of insects
- कीटविज्ञान kīṭvijñān
entomology in Tamil
- study of insects
- பூச்சியியல் pūcciyiyal
entomology in Marathi
- study of insects
- कीटकशास्त्र kīṭakśāstra
entomology in Urdu
- entomology
- حشریات haśariyyāt
More languagesFewer languages
- entomology in Bengali
- পতঙ্গবিজ্ঞান
- entomology in Malayalam
- കീടശാസ്ത്രം kīṭaśāstraṁ, ഷഡ്പദശാസ്ത്രം ṣaḍpadaśāstraṁ
- entomology in Kannada
- ಕೀಟಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ kīṭaśāstra, ಪೂಚಿಯರಿಮೆ pūciyarime
- entomology in Gujarati
- કીટવિજ્ઞાન kīṭvijñān
- entomology in Tagalog
- entomolohiya, dalubkulisapan
- entomology in Arabic
- عِلْم اَلْحَشَرَات ʕilm al-ḥašarāt
- entomology in Malay
- entomologi, kaji serangga
- entomology in Indonesian
- entomologi
- entomology in Persian
- حشرهشناسی hašare-šenâsi
- entomology in Thai
- กีฏวิทยา gii-dtà-wít-tá-yaa
- entomology in Vietnamese
- côn trùng học
- entomology in Myanmar
- ကိမိလဗေဒ ki.mi.la.beda.
Synonyms of entomology
Origin of entomology
From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.
Words formed from entomology
Words that rhyme with entomology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about entomology
- What does entomology mean?
- Entomology means the scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
- What is entomology in Hindi?
- Entomology in Hindi is कीटविज्ञान (kīṭvijñān). See Entomology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is entomology?
- Entomology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce entomology?
- Entomology is pronounced /ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/.
Words near entomology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entomology (page history and authors); حشریات (Urdu) (page history and authors); entomology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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