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entomic

British

/ ɛnˈtɒmɪk /

adjective

denoting or relating to insects

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Etymology

Origin of entomic

C19: from Greek entomon (see _entomo- ) + _-ic

Example Sentences

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Oregon, however, possesses the climatic, floral and entomic conditions for which nature has fitted them.

From Game Birds and Game Fishes of the Pacific Coast by Payne, Harry Thom

For the moments that we contemplate the scene of his entomic warfare, the greater battle-field, a few rods away, seems hardly more impressive.

From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)

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