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Unlike all other blow flies native to the Western Hemisphere, the New World screwworm feeds on the flesh of living animals, rather than dead ones, said Dr. Phillip Kaufman, a professor and head of the department of entomology at Texas A&M University.—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 9 July 2025 Sammy Ramsey, a professor of entomology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Brian Byrd, a professor of environmental health sciences at Western Carolina University, share some of these tactics, which Life Kit has turned into a quiz.—Andee Tagle, NPR, 8 July 2025 Raising hundreds of millions of flies In one sense, raising a large colony of flies is relatively easy, said Cassandra Olds, an assistant professor of entomology at Kansas State University.—CBS News, 2 July 2025 In a June 20 article on Buckeye Yard & Garden Online, a publication of the OSU Extension, Joe Boggs, professor of entomology, wrote that the damage caused to trees by cicadas is mainly aesthetic.—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for entomology
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Etymology
French entomologie, from Greek entomon insect (from neuter of entomos cut up, from en- + temnein to cut) + French -logie -logy — more at tome
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