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Topic: INSECTS

Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: entomologie, from Greek entomon 'insect'

entomology

 noun
     
en‧to‧mol‧o‧gy [uncountable]
HBI the scientific study of insects
—entomologist noun [countable]
—entomological adjective
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