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Glossary of entomology terms

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Source revisionAug 3, 2026

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This glossary of entomology describes terms used in the formal study of insect species by entomologists.

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This entry incorporates text from “Glossary of entomology terms” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.