Entomology

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entomology
       n : the branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: {bugology}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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