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Tweet pref. Insect: entomology. [French, from Greek entomon, from neuter of entomos, cut in two (from its segmented body), from entemnein, to cut up : en-, in; see EN-2 + temnein, to cut; see tem- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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