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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kūnchóngxué
"他大学时主修昆虫学。"
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The branch of zoology concerned with the study of insects.
"Her lifelong passion for entomology led her to discover three new species of beetles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 18th century from Modern Latin entomologia, derived from Greek entomon meaning 'insect' (literally 'that which is cut in segments') + -logia 'study of'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "entomology"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "entomology" is said worldwide
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entomologie
Transliteration: ãtɔmɔlɔʒi
"Il étudie l'entomologie à l'université."
Entomologie
Transliteration: ɛntomoˈloːɡi̯ə
"Die Entomologie ist ein faszinierendes Teilgebiet der Biologie."
entomologia
Transliteration: entomoloˈdʒia
"Il museo ospita una vasta collezione dedicata all'entomologia."
entomología
Transliteration: entomoloˈxi.a
"El profesor de entomología nos enseñó sobre las hormigas."
entomologia
Transliteration: ẽtomoloˈʒi.ɐ
"A entomologia é fundamental para a agricultura moderna."
कीटविज्ञान
Transliteration: kīṭavijñān
"विश्वविद्यालय में कीटविज्ञान की पढ़ाई होती है।"
昆虫学
Transliteration: kūnchóngxué
"他大学时主修昆虫学。"
곤충학
Transliteration: gonchunghak
"그는 대학에서 곤충학을 연구하고 있다."
昆虫学
Transliteration: konchūgaku
"彼女は大学で昆虫学を専攻しました。"
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