entomological
Americanadjective
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Researchers are using species recently approved for human consumption as models and comparing the genomes of farmed insects with those of pre-domestication individuals preserved in entomological collections.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
“At work are both the entomological risk — how many ticks there are in the habitat — and also how much time you’re spending in that habitat.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
A rising classical music star, performances by not one but two top dance companies and an entomological extravaganza lead our short list of cultural offerings this weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
Yet there is something almost entomological about Beran’s new book.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
The giant tortoise was clearing the kitchen garden of young lettuces; the monkeys were collecting entomological specimens.
From A Drake by George! by John Trevena
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