entomology
/ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.81 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
Etymology
From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: entomologie, ἔντομον, -λογία