noun

entomologist

noun

A scientist who studies insects.

"The entomologist spent the summer cataloguing beetles in the rainforest."

How to Use Entomologist

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone whose job or field of study is insects.

Common mistake

Don't mix up with an "etymologist," who studies the origins of words, not insects.

Easily confused with

etymologist

entomologists plural

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The _____ spent the summer cataloguing beetles in the rainforest.

From "entomology" (the study of insects, from Greek entomon, "insect") plus the suffix "-ist," meaning "one who practices."

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