entomologist

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a scientist who specializes in the study of insects

   The entomologist identified the beetle by the pattern on its wing cases.

Formed from entomology + -ist. Entomology comes from Ancient Greek entomon 'insect', literally 'cut into or segmented', from en- 'in' + temnein 'to cut', plus -logia 'study'.

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