ProphetesAI is thinking...
entomo-
Answers
MindMap
Loading...
Sources
entomo-
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. Occu...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Entomophthorales
The name "entomophthorales" is derived from the Ancient Greek for insect destroyer (entomo- = referring to insects, and phthor = "destruction").
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
entomic
entomic, a. (ɛnˈtɒmɪk) [f. Gr. ἔντοµ-α insects (see entomo-) + -ic.] Of or pertaining to insects.1862 Mrs. Speir Last Years Ind. 28 Farewell to Egypt,..its dust and its entomic activities. 1880 M. Collins Th. in Garden II. 102 A society which should take accurate record of all ornithic, entomic, and...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
Entomophily
Etymology
The word is artificially derived from the Greek: εντομο-, entomo- "cut in pieces, segmented", hence "insect"; and φίλη, phile, "loved".
wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org
entomology
entomology (ɛntəˈmɒlədʒɪ) [ad. Fr. entomologie (1764 in Littré), mod.L. entomologia f. entomo- + λογία (see -logy).] That branch of natural history which deals with the physiology, distribution, and classification of insects.1766 tr. Bonnet's Contemp. Nat. ix. ix. I have given the name insectology t...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
zoophagous
zoophagous, a. (zəʊˈɒfəgəs) [f. Gr. ζῷον animal + -ϕάγος -eating: see -phagous.] Feeding on animals; carnivorous; belonging to the Zoophaga, a name for various groups of animals: opp. to phytophagous. So zoˈophagan a. and n.1840 *Zoophagan [see entomophagan s.v. entomo-]. 1842 Brande Dict. Sci. etc....
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
insect
▪ I. insect, n. (ˈɪnsɛkt) [ad. L. insectum, ellipt. for animal insectum animal notched or cut into (Pliny), from insect-us, pa. pple. of insecāre to cut into; a rendering of Gr. ἔντοµον insect (Aristotle): cf. entomo-. Cf. F. insecte (Du Pinet, 16th c. in Hatz.-Darm.).] 1. A small invertebrate anima...
Oxford English Dictionary
prophetes.ai
تلقيح حشري
وهذه الكلمة مشتقة اصطناعيًا من اليونانية: entomo-/εντομο- «أي قطع في أجزاء أو محفور/مقسم»، وبالتالي جاءت كلمة «الحشرات»؛ وphily من φίλη، «أي المحبوب».
wikipedia.org
ar.wikipedia.org