Word of the Day | entomology
By THE LEARNING NETWORKentomology •\ˌen-tə-ˈmä-lə-jē\• noun
: the branch of zoology that studies insects
The word entomology appeared in this New York Times article, “Wily Cockroaches Find Another Survival Trick: Laying Off the Sweets” by James Gorman.
How many entomologists do you know? I can think of 3, at least. Have you met Mrs. Stevens' Madagascarian hissing cockroaches yet? She keeps them in her lab at OTHS. They are surprisingly sweetly disposed.
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