insectology

[ in-sek-tol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. entomology.

Other Words From

• insec·tolo·ger noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insectology¹

First recorded in 1760–70; insect + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Those views are supported by papers such as one published this month in the journal Bulletin of Insectology that found that six of 12 previously healthy colonies exposed to the pesticides died and all exhibited symptoms of colony collapse disorder in the winter.

From New York Times

The study appears in the Bulletin of Insectology.

From Forbes

In a new study to be published in the Bulletin of Insectology, Lu points the finger at the pesticide imidacloprid, a chemical often used on corn plants.

From Time

In fact, 94 percent of hives whose bees had been fed the pesticide died off entirely within less than six months, according to a new paper that will be in the June issue of Bulletin of Insectology.

From Scientific American

What would posterity think of us if we had nothing to transmit to it save a complete insectology, an immense history of microscopic animals?

From Project Gutenberg