entomologist
/ˌɛntəmˈɑlədʒəst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The noted entomologist Charles W. Woodworth suggested the use of Drosophila melanogaster for genetic studies."
- "He kindly offered me a room during my stay in Amboyna, and introduced me to his junior, Dr. Doleschall, a Hungarian and also an entomologist."
- "DENR entomologists recall that beetle infestation of the agohos is similar to another which killed thousands of pine trees in Benguet in 1981."
- "Colorado stood at the brink of an outbreak that another Forest Service entomologist would dub “Beetlegeddon.”"
- "An entomologist named a new species of millipede Nannaria swiftae after pop star Taylor Swift."
- "The team, made up of entomologists and electrical engineers, attached AprilTags, a kind of QR code that is smaller than the nail on your little finger, to the bees using glue."
Etymology
Etymology tree English entomology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English entomologist From entomology + -ist.
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Phrases
medical entomologist