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Definition: Entomologist |
EntomologistNoun1. A zoologist who studies insects. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "entomologist" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
Etymology: Entomologist \En`to*mol"o*gist\, noun. [Compare to the French expression entomologiste.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Occupations | Studies insects and their relation to plant and animal life: Identifies and classifies species of insects and allied forms, such as mites and spiders. Aids in control and elimination of agricultural, structural, and forest pests by developing new and improved pesticides and cultural and biological methods, including use of natural enemies of pests. Studies insect distribution and habitat and recommends methods to prevent importation and spread of injurious species. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: EntomologistSynonyms: bug-hunter (n), bugologist (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Entomologist |
| English words defined with "entomologist": butterfly collector ♦ E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson ♦ Insectologer ♦ lepidopterist ♦ Wilson. (references) |
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 | Photograph of entomologist examining mosquito larvae in a dipper with a hand lens.Credit: CDC. |  | ARS' Program manager for the areawide pest management effort, entomologist Carrol Calkins, discusses the placement of codling moth pheromone dispensers in a pear orchard with technician Brad Higbee (left) and grower Dale Olsen (right).Credit: USDA ARS News. |
 | ARS chemist Raul Rivera (left), technician Jesus Maldonado (center), and entomologist William Wilson use smoke and a specially modified hand held vacuum to collect Africanized honey bees to study the impact of parasitic mites on them. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Entomologist Allard Cossé prepares a sawfly antenna for GC-EAD analysis. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
 | A gas chromatograph (GC) is used to identify individual scents emitted from potato foliage. Above, entomologist Joseph Dickens positions a Colorado potato beetle antenna in front of a GC outlet to find out which scents the insect detects. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | A maze of hoses delivers precise CA gas mixtures to stored fruit. Here, entomologist Robert Mangan and TransFRESH technician Jaya Cummaragunta examine mangoes from test containers.Credit: USDA ARS News. |
 | Agricultural Research Service entomologist Brad Higbee (left) explains the benefits of areawide insect pest suppression to Jerry Wattman, manager of this apple orchard near West Parker Heights, Washington. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |  | Entomologist Craig Abel introduces a hive of bumblebees into a field cage for controlled pollination of zinnias. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
 | A trained entomologist collects mosquito specimens ... / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud.. | ||
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| "Entomologist" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Entomologist" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 17 | 85,106 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
entomologist | 46 |
entomologist florida | 6 |
canadian entomologist | 4 |
entomologist southwestern | 3 |
albuquerque entomologist university | 3 |
entomologist great lake | 2 |
entomologist forensic | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "entomologist"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | entomologjist. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | العالم بالحشرات. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | ентомолог. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 昆虫学家. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | entomolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | entomolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | entomoloog, insektenkenner. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | entomologi, hyönteistieteilijä. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | entomologiste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | entomologe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εντομολόγοσ, εντομολόγος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חרקן. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rovartudós. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | entomolog. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | entomologo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 昆虫学者 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ""ちゅうがくしゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 곤충학자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | carthan-oaylee. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | entomologistay entomologista, entomológico, entomólogo (entomology). (various references) entomolog. (various references) энтомолог. (various references) entomolog. (various references) entomólogo. (various references) entomolog. (various references) entomolojist (bug-hunter), böcekbilimci (bug-hunter). (various references) ентомолог. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "entomologist": entomologists. (additional references) | |
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"Entomologist" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: entemologist, entimologist, entmologist, entomoloist, entymologist, etomologist. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "entomologist" (pronounced e'ntumÄ"lujust) |
| 9 | -u m Ä" l u j u s t | ophthalmologist. |
| 8 | -m Ä" l u j u s t | seismologist. |
| 7 | -Ä" l u j u s t | anesthesiologist, anthropologist, apologist, archaeologist, biologist, cardiologist, criminologist, dermatologist, ecologist, endocrinologist, epidemiologist, geologist, gerontologist, gynecologist, ideologist, immunologist, kremlinologist, meteorologist, microbiologist, musicologist, neurologist, oncologist, paleontologist, pathologist, physiologist, psychologist, radiologist, rheumatologist, serologist, sociologist, toxicologist, urologist, virologist, zoologist. |
| 6 | -l u j u s t | mineralogist. |
| 4 | -j u s t | allergist, hugest, largest, strangest, strategist, technologist. |
| 3 | -u s t | ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, absolutist, accompanist, activist, agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthetist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anticommunist, apprenticed, aquarist, archivist, arsonist, artist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, bluntest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, brightest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, clarinetist, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, cornettist, craziest, creamiest, cruelest, cultist, cyclist, darkest, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dentist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, economist, editorialist, eldest, elitist, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, environmentalist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, faintest, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, fastest, fattest, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, fittest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greatest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hottest, humblest, humorist, hygienist, idealist, illusionist, imperialist, impressionist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, latest, laziest, leanest, leftist, librettist, lightest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, methodist, mightiest, mildest, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neatest, neediest, neuroscientist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, noticed, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, opportunist, organist, orthodontist, orthopedist, pacifist, palest, panelist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, quietest, quietist, racist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, remotest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, richest, rightist, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, scientist, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, semifinalist, separatist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, shortest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slightest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smartest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, softest, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strictest, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, sweetest, swiftest, tallest, tannest, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tightest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, unnoticed, violinist, violist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, wettest, whitest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-i-l-m-n-o-o-o-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: monologies, monologist, nomologies, ontologies, ontologist. | |
-3 letters: enologist, gloomiest, molesting, monoglots, neologism, otologies. | |
-4 letters: emotions, longsome, longtime, looniest, mitogens, mongoose, monoglot, monologs, mooniest, moonlets, motliest, mottling, oilstone, oinomels, oologies, oologist, settling, simoleon, slotting, smelting, stooling, toilsome, toolings, tootling. | |
-5 letters: egotism, egotist, eloigns, emoting, emotion, entoils, gentoos, gimlets, glisten, glottis, gnomist, gooiest, goonies, isogone, isotone, legions. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-g-i-l-m-n-o-o-o-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: entomologists. | |
+5 letters: ethnomusicologist. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 74 6F 6D 6F 6C 6F 67 69 73 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. - --- -- --- .-.. --- --. .. ... - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01110100 01101111 01101101 01101111 01101100 01101111 01100111 01101001 01110011 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n t o m o l o g i s t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0074 006F 006D 006F 006C 006F 0067 0069 0073 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)398086817981788173758586 |
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