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entomo-

  1. a combining form meaning “insect,” used in the formation of compound words:

    entomology.



entomo-

combining_form

  1. indicating an insect

    entomology

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entomo-1

Combining form of Greek éntomos notched, éntoma (noun use of neuter plural) insects, verbid of entémnein to cut in or up, equivalent to en- en- 2 + tómos cut; -tomy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entomo-1

from Greek entomon insect (literally: creature cut into sections), from en- in + -tomon, from temnein to cut
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Example Sentences

Jarrod Goldin, who co-founded Ontario-based Entomo Farms in 2014, said he had hoped the adoption by humans of insect products “would have been more meaningful” after a decade.

He was a flight test engineer on the F-15 program with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation in the 1980s, and over two decades was chair of Remote Control Technologies, director of Entomo, Inc., and director for BlueView Technologies.

One might think a barn full of crickets would be as deafening as a Toronto Raptors playoff game, but no: Crickets only chirp in old age, and Entomo’s crickets live 80 percent of their natural life span before being processed.

She said she doesn’t use the Lifesum app, but she’s familiar with Entomo Farms, the Canadian bug farm that has partnered with Lifesum.

Central Co-op also usually carries organic roasted crickets and cricket flour from Ontario, Canada-based Entomo Farms, but is currently out of stock on those items and awaiting the next shipment, said spokeswoman Susanna Schultz.

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