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entomo-
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  1. Insect:
    昆虫：
    entomology.
    昆虫学

语源
  1. French
    法语
  2. from Greek entomon [insect] [from neuter of] entomos [cut in two (from its segmented body)]
    源自 希腊语 entomon [昆虫] [] 源自entomos的中性词 [一分而成两半（从其身体可分开而来）]
  3. from entemnein [to cut up]
    源自 entemnein [切开]
  4. en- [in] * see en- 2
    en- [在…里] *参见 en-2
  5. temnein [to cut] * see tem-
    temnein [切] *参见 tem-
entomo-

combining form

indicating an insect
⇒ entomology

Origin

from Greek entomon insect (literally: creature cut into sections), from en- in + -tomon, from temnein to cut

entomo-

Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “insect,” used in the formation of compound words:
entomology.
Origin
combining form of Greek éntomos notched, éntoma (noun use of neuter plural) insects, verbid of entémnein to cut in or up, equivalent to en- en-2 + tómos cut; see -tomy

Related Words

  • entomofauna
  • entomology
  • entomophagous
  • entomophilous
entomo-a word element meaning 'insect'.
Also, (before vowels), entom-. [combining form representing Greek entoma insects, from entomos cut up]
entomo-
combining form
⇨ see entom-
entomo-
/ˈentəməʊ/  
combining form
of an insect; of or relating to insects
（与）昆虫（有关）的：

entomophagous.

词源
from Greek entomon, neuter （denoting an insect） of entomos 'cut up, segmented'.
entomo-(before two unaccented syllables |ɛntəˈmɒ-|; before one unacc. syll. |ɛnˈtɒmə-|; before an acc. syll. |ˌɛntəməʊ-|, combining form of Gr. ἔντοµος adj. ‘cut up’, in neut. pl. used in sense ‘insects’, with reference to the division of their bodies into segments: cf. L. insecta: see insect. Occurring with sense ‘insect’ in many scientific compounds of modern formation, as entoˈmogenous a. Bot. [Gr. -γενής born, produced + -ous], having its growth in the body of insects. enˈtomolite, Geol. [Gr. λίθος stone], a fossil insect. entoˈmometer [Gr. µέτρον measure], an instrument for measuring the parts of insects. entoˈmophagan, Zool. [Gr. ϕαγ-εῖν to eat + -an], one of the Entomophaga or insect-eaters—in mammals, a division of the Marsupialia, in insects of the Hymenoptera. entoˈmophagous a. [Gr. ϕαγ-εῖν to eat + -ous], insect-eating. entoˈmophilous a. Bot. [Gr. ϕίλ-ος friend + -ous], applied to plants in which fertilization is effected through the agency of insects. entoˈmostracan a. Zool. and Geol. [Gr. ὄστρακ-ον shell + -an], of or belonging to the Entomostraca, one of the orders of the Crustacea (see quot.); also as n. entoˈmostracous a. [Gr. ὄστρακ-ον + -ous] = prec. entoˈmotomist, Zool. [f. next + -ist], one who dissects insects. entoˈmotomy, Zool. [Gr. -τοµία cutting], the science of the dissection of insects to ascertain their structure, insect anatomy.1865Reader No. 119. 406/1 Curious *entomogenous fungi.1840–3W. Humble Dict. Geol. & Min., *Entomolite, a fossil insect; a petrified insect.1840W. Whewell Philos. Induct. Sci. I. p. cx, The words Carnivores and Insectivores are better..than Greek terms; otherwise we might..speak of Zoophagans and *Entomophagans.1839–47Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 259/2 But in most of the *Entomophagous genera..the canines present a marked inferiority of development.1880Gray Struct. Bot. vi. §4. 217 Delpino has classified flowers into Anemophilous and *Entomophilous.1882G. Allen in Nature 17 Aug. 373 Plantago must be descended from an entomophilous ancestor.1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xiii. 7 To place the Cirripedes immediately before the *Entomostracan Crustaceans.1835Entomostracan [see malacostracan a. and n.].1847Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. 199 He had added two Entomostracans.1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 43 Small animals, such as *entomostracous crustacea.
entomo- /ˈɛntəməʊ/ combining form.
ORIGIN: Repr. Greek entomon insect, neut. of entomos adjective, cut up, formed as en-2 + temnein to cut.
Insect(s).
 DERIVATIVE entoˈmogenous adjective (esp. of a fungus) living as a parasite in or on an insect M19.
entomoˈpathogen noun an organism or other agent that causes disease in insects L20.
entomopathoˈgenic adjective causing disease in insects L20.
entoˈmophagous adjective that eats insects M19.
entoˈmophagy noun the state of being entomophagous; the practice of eating insects: M20.
entoˈmophilous adjective (of plants) fertilized by the agency of insects L19.
entoˈmostracan adjective & noun (Zoology) (designating) any lower crustacean, i.e. one other than a malacostracan M19.
entomo-
— see entom-

entomo-

Prefix

  1. Forming compound words with sense of insect.

Etymology

Combining form of Ancient Greek ἔντομος (éntomos, “dissected”) (the neuter plural of which, ἔντομα (éntoma), was used to mean "insects").

Derived terms

  • entomogenous
  • entomolite
  • entomometer
  • entomophagan
  • entomophagy
  • entomophilous
  • entomotomy
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