That part of zoology which treats of insects; the science or history and description of insects.
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1. That part of zoology which treats of insects.
2. A treatise on the science of entomology.
Entomology
Encyclopedia Britannica
ENTOMOLOGY. See Insects.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 8, p. 454
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Zoology Roget’s Thesaurus §368
N. zoology, zoonomy, zoography, zootomy, anatomy, comparative anatomy, animal physiology, comparative physiology, morphology, mammalogy, anthropology, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, ophiology, malacology, helminthology, entomology, oryctology, paleontology, mastology, vermeology, ichthy &c. ichthyotomy, taxidermy, zoologist &c
Adj. zoological
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