different between insectivore vs insectology

English

Etymology

From French insectivore. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French insectivore.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?s?kt??v??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n?s?kt??v??/

Noun

insectivore (plural insectivores)

1. Insect-eating animal or plant.

2. (zoology, dated) mammal of the now abandoned order Insectivora.

   Synonym: insectivoran

Related terms

• Insectivora
• insectivorous

Translations

French

Etymology

insecte +? -vore

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.s?k.ti.v??/
• Homophone: insectivores

Adjective

insectivore (plural insectivores)

1. insectivorous

Noun

insectivore m (plural insectivores)

1. insectivore

References

• “insectivore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “insectivore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

insect +? -ology

Noun

insectology (uncountable)

1. The scientific study of insects.

Synonyms

• (most common term) entomology

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

• apidology (study of bees)
• 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)

Anagrams

• Scientology, osteoglycin