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| bedbug |
a small wingless bloodsucking insect that sometimes infests human dwellings and beds. |
| flea |
any of an order of tiny wingless insects that move by jumping, and feed by sucking the blood of warm-blooded animals. [1/2 definitions] |
| glowworm |
any of several insects of the beetle family with abdominal organs that give off light, such as the larvae or wingless females of the firefly. |
| larva |
a newly hatched, wingless insect, often in the form of a worm, before it undergoes metamorphosis into its adult form. [1/2 definitions] |
| sheep tick |
a wingless, bloodsucking fly that feeds on sheep's blood. |
| silverfish |
a silver-colored, wingless household insect that feeds on starchy materials such as book bindings, wallpaper, and starched clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| walking stick |
any of a family of wingless insects with long, slender bodies that resemble sticks or twigs. [1/2 definitions] |
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