Entomology

Noun CEFR B2

ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒi

Definitions

The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

Equivalents

Españolentomología

Françaisentomologie insectologie

DeutschEntomologie Insektenkunde Insektologie

41 more languages

العربيةعلم الحشرات

Bosanskientomologija ентомологија

Catalàentomologia

Češtinaentomologie

Ελληνικάεντομολογία

Esperantoentomologio insektologio

فارسیحشرهشناسی

Suomientomologia hyönteistiede hyönteistutkimus

Gaeilgefeithideolaíocht

Galegoentomoloxía

עבריתאנטומולוגיה

हिन्दीकीटविज्ञान

Hrvatskientomologija ентомологија

Magyarentomológia rovartan

Հայերենմիջատաբանություն

Bahasa Indonesiaentomologi

Íslenskaskordýrafræði

Italianoentomologia

日本語昆虫学

ქართულიენტომოლოგია

한국어곤충학

Lietuviųentomologija

Македонскиентомологија

Bahasa Melayuentomologi kaji serangga

မြန်မာကိမိလဗေဒ

Nederlandsentomologie insectenkunde

Polskientomologia owadoznawstwo

Portuguêsentomologia

Românăentomologie

Русскийэнтомология

Slovenčinaentomológia

Slovenščinaentomologija

Shqipentomologji

Српскиentomologija ентомологија

தமிழ்பூச்சியியல்

Тоҷикӣҳашаротшиносӣ

ไทยกีฏวิทยา

Tagalogdalubkulisapan entomolohiya

Türkçeböcek bilimi böcekbilim entomoloji

Українськаентомологія

Tiếng Việtcôn trùng học

Examples

“Entomology is an important field of study ⟳ within biology.”

““This suggests that most of the foraging that the bees do occurs very close ⟳ to the hive,” study ⟳ co-author Margarita López-Uribe, an associate professor of entomology at PSU, told CNN on Monday.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

entomomancy entomometer entomonecrophagy entomoparasite entomopathogen entomopathogenesis

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