entomology
scientific study of insects
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Summary
entomology is a branch of zoology[1]. entomology ranks in the top 5% of branch of zoology entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,112 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3]
- Subclass of: arthropodology[4]
- Part of: arthropodology[5]
- Commons category: Entomology[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Entomology[7]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Insects[8]
- Depicted by: Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana[9], Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana (1886)[10], Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana (1888)[11], Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana (1891)[12], Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana (1899)[13], Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana (1902)[14]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[15], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[20]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://biology.stackexchange.com/tags/entomology[21]
- Different from: etymology science[22]
- History of topic: timeline of entomology[23]
- Name: entomology[24]
- Is the study of: insect[25]
- Practiced by: entomologist[26]
Why It Matters
entomology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] entomology is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]