different between insectum vs insectology

Latin

Adjective

?nsectum

1. nominative neuter singular of ?nsectus
2. accusative masculine singular of ?nsectus
3. accusative neuter singular of ?nsectus
4. vocative neuter singular of ?nsectus

Noun

?nsectum n (genitive ?nsect?); second declension

1. insect

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

References

• insectum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• insectum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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