different between entomofauna vs entomology

English

Etymology

entomo- +? fauna

Noun

entomofauna (plural entomofaunas or entomofaunae)

1. insect fauna

Related terms

• entomofaunal

Dutch

Etymology

From entomo- +? fauna. Perhaps borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.to?.mo??f?u?.na?/
• Hyphenation: en?to?mo?fau?na

Noun

entomofauna f (plural entomofauna's)

1. entomofauna, the insect fauna of an area

   Synonym: insectenfauna

English

Etymology

From French entomologie, from Ancient Greek ??????? (éntomon, “insect”) + -logie (from Ancient Greek -????? (-logía, “-logy”)).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: en?to?mo?lo?gy
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

entomology (uncountable)

1. The scientific study of insects, and (informal) of other arthropods (and occasionally other invertebrates).

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with etymology.

Synonyms

• insectology (much less common)

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See also

• acarology (study of mites and ticks)
• apiology (study of bees)
• arachnology (study of arachnids)
• arthropodology (study of arthropods)
• coleopterology (study of beetles)
• dipterology (study of flies)
• hemipterology (study of true bugs)
• lepidopterology (study of moths and butterflies)
• melittology (study of bees)
• myrmecology (study of ants)
• orthopterology (study of grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)
• trichopterology (study of caddis flies)
• zoology (study of animals)