Julia, I found this at http://www.dictionary.com/ en·to·mol·o·gy (nt-ml-j) n. Abbr. entom., entomol. The scientific study of insects. ento·mo·logic (-m-ljk) or ento·mo·logi·cal (--kl) adj. Is it possible the word was misspelled in your source document? Kathleen Rinks Portland, Oregon Email: [email protected] WebPage: http://communities.msn.com/TheRinksFamily/home.htm Researching: RINCK, RINCKS, RINK, RINKS, DANCER, DAVIS Volunteer of Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at http://raogk.rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 9:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [TNMCNAIR] Meaning of Word? I came across the following word while entering some Mallory data this weekend. I can't find it in any dictionary and I thought all of you might be able to help me. The word is Entymological. The whole sentence was: Mr. Mallory had a most valuable and interesting experience as field representative with the State Entymological Commission. Thanks for your help Julia Cooper Van Buren, AR<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>