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Burdened by guilt after her mother’s abrupt death, an insect researcher decides to undertake her own forensic entomology investigation to uncover the truth.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Goth's character Elizabeth has an interest in entomology and botany, so Hawley included nods to beetles and other insects through patterns and garment shapes.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 10 Nov. 2025
Forensic entomology −the study of insects and arthropods on decomposing bodies − is crucial in homicide and death investigations, Musah told USA TODAY.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
That human labor is also a dwindling resource, especially in entomology.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Goth's character Elizabeth has an interest in entomology and botany, so Hawley included nods to beetles and other insects through patterns and garment shapes.
—Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 10 Nov. 2025
Forensic entomology −the study of insects and arthropods on decomposing bodies − is crucial in homicide and death investigations, Musah told USA TODAY.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
That human labor is also a dwindling resource, especially in entomology.
—Marion Renault, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Entomology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomology. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy
ˌent-ə-ˈmäl-ə-jē 
plural entomologies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects
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