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entomologist

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en·to·mol·o·gy  (nt-ml-j)
n.
The scientific study of insects.

ento·mo·logic (-m-ljk), ento·mo·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
ento·mo·logi·cal·ly adv.
ento·molo·gist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entomologistentomologist - a zoologist who studies insects      
butterfly collector, lepidopterist, lepidopterologist - an entomologist who specializes in the collection and study of butterflies and moths
animal scientist, zoologist - a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals
Translations
entomologist [ˌentəˈmɒlədʒɪst] Nentomólogo/a m/f
entomologist [ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪst] n (= scientist) → entomologiste mf
entomologist
nEntomologe m, → Entomologin f
entomologist [ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪst] nentomologo/a
entomologist [ˌɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪst] nentomologo/a


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Most people know the English Phallus, which in autumn taints the air with its odious smell: this, however, as the entomologist is aware, is, to some of our beetles a delightful fragrance.
He belonged, in fact, to none of the numerous societies which swarm in the English capital, from the Harmonic to that of the Entomologists, founded mainly for the purpose of abolishing pernicious insects.
Temminck insists on the utility or even necessity of this practice in certain groups of birds; and it has been followed by several entomologists and botanists.
 
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