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a combining form meaning “insect,” used in the formation of compound words: entomology.
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Words nearby entomo-
entoblast, entoderm, entoil, entomb, entomic, entomo-, entomofauna, entomol., entomologist, entomologize, entomology
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British Dictionary definitions for entomo-
entomo-
combining form
indicating an insectentomology
Word Origin for entomo-
from Greek entomon insect (literally: creature cut into sections), from en- in + -tomon, from temnein to cut
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