entomology Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the branch of zoology that studies insects
    bugology.

WordNet

En`to*mol"o*gy noun
Etymology
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.
Wordforms
plural Entomologies
Definitions
  1. That part of zoölogy which treats of insects.
  2. A treatise on the science of entomology.

Webster 1913