different between entomophagy vs entomology

English

Etymology

From entomo- +? -phagy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?nt??m?f?d??i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?nt??m?f?d??i/

Noun

entomophagy (uncountable)

1. The eating of insects.

   Synonym: entomophagia

   • 2008, Tim Dowling, The Guardian, G2, 17 Jan 2008, p. 3:

     Despite our cultural distaste for entomophagy, in recent years the idea that we should eat bugs has been gaining currency.

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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)