noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi/
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rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Entomology is an important field of study within biology.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insectology
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the branch of zoology that studies insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bugology
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: zoology, zoological science
Narrower terms: lepidopterology, lepidoptery
History
Etymology
From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy”)), equivalent to entomo- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
entomologji
— study of insects
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلْحَشَرَات
(ʕilm al-ḥašarāt)
— study of insects
Armenian:
միջատաբանություն
(miǰatabanutʻyun)
— study of insects
Asturian:
entomoloxía
— study of insects
Belarusian:
энтамало́гія
(entamalóhija)
— study of insects
Breton:
amprevanoniezh
— study of insects
Bulgarian:
ентомоло́гия
(entomológija)
— study of insects
Burmese:
ကိမိလဗေဒ
(ki.mi.la.beda.)
— study of insects
Catalan:
entomologia
— study of insects
Chinese Cantonese:
昆蟲學 /昆虫学
(kwan1 cung4 hok6)
— study of insects
Chinese:
昆蟲學 /昆虫学
(khun-thiông-ha̍k)
— study of insects
Chinese Mandarin:
昆蟲學 /昆虫学
(kūnchóngxué)
— study of insects
Czech:
entomologie
— study of insects
Danish:
entomologi
— study of insects
Danish:
insektlære
— study of insects
Dutch:
entomologie
— study of insects
Dutch:
insectenkunde
— study of insects
Esperanto:
entomologio
— study of insects
Esperanto:
insektologio
— study of insects
Estonian:
entomoloogia
— study of insects
Estonian:
putukateadus
— study of insects
Finnish:
hyönteistiede
— study of insects
French:
entomologie
— study of insects
French:
insectologie
— study of insects
Galician:
entomoloxía
— study of insects
Georgian:
ენტომოლოგია
(enṭomologia)
— study of insects
German:
Entomologie
— study of insects
German:
Insektologie
— study of insects
German:
Insektenkunde
— study of insects
Greek:
εντομολογία
(entomología)
— study of insects
Gujarati:
કીટવિજ્ઞાન
(kīṭvijñān)
— study of insects
Hawaiian:
kālaiʻelala
— study of insects
Hebrew:
אֶנְטוֹמוֹלוֹגְיָה
(entomológya)
— study of insects
Hindi:
कीटविज्ञान
(kīṭvijñān)
— study of insects
Hungarian:
entomológia
— study of insects
Hungarian:
rovartan
— study of insects
Icelandic:
skordýrafræði
— study of insects
Ido:
entomologio
— study of insects
Indonesian:
entomologi
— study of insects
Irish:
feithideolaíocht
— study of insects
Italian:
entomologia
— study of insects
Japanese:
昆虫学
(konchūgaku)
— study of insects
Kannada:
ಕೀಟಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
(kīṭaśāstra)
— study of insects
Kannada:
ಪೂಚಿಯರಿಮೆ
(pūciyarime)
— study of insects
Kazakh:
энтомология
(éntomologiä)
— study of insects
Korean:
곤충학
(gonchunghak)
— study of insects
Northern Kurdish:
kêziknasî
— study of insects
Northern Kurdish:
entomolojî
— study of insects
Kyrgyz:
энтомология
(entomologiya)
— study of insects
Lao:
ກີຕະວິທະຍາ
(kī ta wi tha nyā)
— study of insects
Latin:
entomologia
— study of insects
Latvian:
entomoloģija
— study of insects
Lithuanian:
entomologija
— study of insects
Macedonian:
ентомоло́гија
(entomológija)
— study of insects
Malay:
entomologi
— study of insects
Malay:
kaji serangga
— study of insects
Malayalam:
കീടശാസ്ത്രം
(kīṭaśāstraṁ)
— study of insects
Malayalam:
ഷഡ്പദശാസ്ത്രം
(ṣaḍpadaśāstraṁ)
— study of insects
Maltese:
entomoloġija
— study of insects
Marathi:
कीटकशास्त्र
(kīṭakśāstra)
— study of insects
Mongolian:
шавьж судлал
(šavʹž sudlal)
— study of insects
Norwegian Bokmål:
entomologi
— study of insects
Norwegian Nynorsk:
entomologi
— study of insects
Persian:
حشرهشناسی
(hašare-šenâsi)
— study of insects
Polish:
entomologia
— study of insects
Polish:
owadoznawstwo
— study of insects
Portuguese:
entomologia
— study of insects
Romanian:
entomologie
— study of insects
Russian:
энтомоло́гия
(entomológija)
— study of insects
Serbo-Croatian:
ентомологија
— study of insects
Serbo-Croatian:
entomologija
— study of insects
Slovak:
entomológia
— study of insects
Slovene:
entomologija
— study of insects
Slovene:
žužkoslóvje
— study of insects
Spanish:
entomología
— study of insects
Swedish:
entomologi
— study of insects
Tagalog:
entomolohiya
— study of insects
Tagalog:
dalubkulisapan
— study of insects
Tajik:
ҳашаротшиносӣ
(hašarotšinosi)
— study of insects
Tamil:
பூச்சியியல்
(pūcciyiyal)
— study of insects
Thai:
กีฏวิทยา
(gii-dtà-wít-tá-yaa)
— study of insects
Northern Thai:
ᨠᩦᨭᩅᩥᨴ᩠ᨿᩣ
— study of insects
Turkish:
entomoloji
— study of insects
Turkish:
böcekbilim
— study of insects
Ukrainian:
ентомоло́гія
(entomolóhija)
— study of insects
