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| echidna |
any of several small, insect-eating, egg-laying mammals of the Australian region that have a long slender snout and a spiny, bristly coat; spiny anteater. |
| entomo- |
insect. |
| exterminator |
a person or business employed to destroy insect or rodent pests in buildings. [1/2 definitions] |
| facet |
one of the corneal divisions in a compound eye, as in an insect. [1/4 definitions] |
| femur |
the third segment of an insect leg. [1/2 definitions] |
| flea |
any similar insect or crustacean that moves like the flea. [1/2 definitions] |
| fly2 |
an artificial insect made of various materials tied onto a hook, used to lure fish. [1/3 definitions] |
| forewing |
either of the forward wings of an insect having four wings; anterior wing. |
| gall3 |
an abnormal swelling or growth on a plant, caused by an insect, injury, bacterium, or the like. |
| gecko |
any of various small, soft-skinned, insect-eating lizards that have a short body, large head, and suction pads on the feet and are found in tropical and subtropical regions. |
| grub |
the slow-moving, wormlike larva of a beetle or similar insect. [1/8 definitions] |
| halter2 |
either of a pair of club-shaped appendages that form rudimentary hind wings on an insect, such as the fly or mosquito, and serve to maintain its balance in flight. |
| hedgehog |
any one of several small, insect-eating mammals having spiny hairs or quills on the back and sides that protect the animal, esp. when it rolls itself into a ball. [1/2 definitions] |
| hexapod |
any insect. [1/2 definitions] |
| homopteran |
a homopterous insect. |
| horned toad |
any of several insect-eating lizards of western North America and Mexico, having spiny scales covering the body and hornlike spines on the head. |
| hymenopteran |
any insect of a large group including bees, wasps, and ants, many of whose members have two pairs of transparent wings, live in colonies, and have biting or sucking mouths. [1/2 definitions] |
| ichneumon fly |
any of various winged, wasplike insects whose larvae live as parasites in other insect larvae; ichneumon wasp. |
| imago |
a sexually mature insect. [1/2 definitions] |
| insectivore |
any of a group of insect-eating mammals that includes moles, shrews, and hedgehogs. [1/2 definitions] |
| kermes |
an evergreen oak tree of the Mediterranean on which this insect is found. [1/3 definitions] |
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