A prefix or combining form referring to insects; used in scientific terminology.
Abbreviated form or prefix from Greek 'entomon' (insect), literally 'cut into' from 'en-' (in) + 'temnein' (to cut), referencing the segmented body.
The word 'entom' contains a hidden grammar lesson—'insect' in Greek literally means 'cut into pieces' because insects are divided into segments!
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