| abdomen |
the rear part of the body of an insect. [1/2 definitions] |
| ant |
a small insect, often red or black. Ants live in large groups in the ground. |
| antenna |
a thin, sensitive appendage on the head of an insect or crustacean, used to feel with. [1/2 definitions] |
| aphid |
a small insect that eats by sucking the juices of plants. Aphids have soft bodies and move slowly. |
| barn swallow |
a small insect-eating bird with dark blue and tan plumage and a deeply forked tail, that often nests in barns and similar structures. |
| bedbug |
a small wingless bloodsucking insect that sometimes infests human dwellings and beds. |
| bee |
a flying insect that sometimes stings. Some kinds of bees make honey from the sweet liquid they get from flowers. |
| beetle1 |
an insect with a pair of hard front wings that covers a pair of thin wings. There are many different kinds of beetles. Japanese beetles, ladybugs, and fireflies are beetles. |
| bookworm |
a kind of insect larva that feeds on the glue used in the manufacture of books. [1/2 definitions] |
| bug |
(informal) an insect or any similar small animal. [1/4 definitions] |
| bug bite |
(informal) the bite or sting of an insect or the resulting wound or swelling. |
| butterfly |
a flying insect with four large wings that often have bright colors. |
| caddis fly |
a small mothlike insect found near lakes and streams that has two pairs of membranous wings. |
| camphor |
a whitish, strong-smelling compound extracted from camphor trees or synthesized, and used in plastics, insect repellents, and medications. |
| chinch bug |
a small black and white insect that is destructive to grains and grasses. |
| cicada |
a large insect with a stout body and two pairs of thin, clear wings. The male cicada makes a loud, shrill noise. |
| cilium |
a tiny hair on a plant, insect, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| citronella |
the oil obtained from this grass, used as an insect repellant and in perfumes. [1/2 definitions] |
| claw |
the grasping part on the leg of a crustacean or insect. [1/4 definitions] |
| cockroach |
an insect with a flat body and long antennae that lives in most parts of the world. Some kinds of cockroaches are pests that live in homes and other buildings. All cockroaches are active at night. |
| complicate |
in biology, folded lengthwise several times, as an insect wing or a leaf. [1/3 definitions] |