'Entomology' definitions:

Definition of 'entomology'

(from WordNet)
noun
The branch of zoology that studies insects [syn: entomology, bugology]

Definition of 'Entomology'

From: GCIDE
  • Entomology \En`to*mol"o*gy\, n.; pl. Entomologies. [Gr. 'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. 'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.]
  • 1. That part of zo["o]logy which treats of insects. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A treatise on the science of entomology. [1913 Webster]