Entomomania
noun
a passion for insects
Word Origin
Greek entomon ‘insect’
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- Entomophagous
[en-tuh-mof-uh-guh s] /ˌɛn təˈmɒf ə gəs/ adjective 1. feeding on insects; insectivorous. /ˌɛntəˈmɒfəɡəs/ adjective 1. feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- Entomophilous
[en-tuh-mof-uh-luh s] /ˌɛn təˈmɒf ə ləs/ adjective 1. pollinated by or having spores distributed by insects. /ˌɛntəˈmɒfɪləs/ adjective 1. (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects Compare anemophilous entomophilous (ěn’tə-mŏf’ə-ləs) Pollinated by insects.
- Entomostracan
[en-tuh-mos-truh-kuh n] /ˌɛn təˈmɒs trə kən/ noun 1. any crustacean belonging to the former subclass Entomostraca. adjective 2. of or belonging to this subclass. /ˌɛntəˈmɒstrəkən/ noun 1. any small crustacean of the group (formerly subclass) Entomostraca, including the branchiopods, ostracods, and copepods adjective 2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Entomostraca
- Entophyte
/ˈɛntəʊˌfaɪt/ noun 1. (botany) a variant of endophyte
- Entopic
[en-top-ik] /ɛnˈtɒp ɪk/ adjective, Anatomy. 1. being or occurring in the usual place. /ɛnˈtɒpɪk/ adjective 1. (anatomy) situated in its normal place or position See also ectopia entopic en·top·ic (ěn-tŏp’ĭk) adj. Occurring or situated in the normal place.