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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
a small animal whose body is divided into three parts. Insects also have three pairs of legs and usually one or two pairs of wings. Insects are arthropods. Bees, ants, butterflies, beetles, and flies are kinds of insects.
Wasps are my least favorite kind of insect.
- similar words:
- bug
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definition 2: |
(informal) any tiny animal similar to true insects, such as a spider or centipede.
- similar words:
- bug
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definition 3: |
a contemptible person.
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behaviors of some insects |
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biting, building, defending, feeding, flying, foraging, mating, stinging, sucking, working |
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broader categories that include insects |
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animal, arthropod, invertebrate |
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parts of some insects |
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abdomen, antenna, feeler, stinger, thorax, wing |
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produced by insects |
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beeswax, cocoon, honey, shellac, silk, wax |
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similar to insects |
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bug, pest, vermin |
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some examples of insects |
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ant, aphid, bee, beetle, bookworm, butterfly, cicada, cockroach, cricket, dragonfly, firefly, flea, fly, glowworm, gnat, grasshopper, hornet, housefly, Japanese beetle, katydid, ladybug, locust, louse, mayfly, mosquito, moth, praying mantis, termite, wasp |
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some groups of insects |
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colony, swarm |
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some growth stages of insects |
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adult, egg, larvae |
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some places for insects |
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hive, nest |
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some sounds of insects |
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buzz, chirp, hum, trill |
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some things insects eat |
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blood, flowers, fruit, insects, leaves, plants |
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some things that affect insects |
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insecticide, pesticide |
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used by some insects |
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flower, nectar |
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young of insects |
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grub, larva, nymph, pupa |
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