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   Entomology , n.; pl. Entomologies . [Gr. ἔντομον insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr. ἔντομος cut in; ἐν in + τέμνειν to cut) + -logy: cf. F. entomologie. See In, and Tome, and cf. Insect.]
   That part of zoölogy which treats of insects.
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   A treatise on the science of entomology.
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