Topic: INSECTS
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abdomen
ant
antenna
anthill
aphid
bedbug
bee
beetle
black widow
bloodsucker
blow-fly
bluebottle
boll weevil
bookworm
bug
bumblebee
butterfly
caterpillar
cell
centipede
chrysalis
cicada
cobweb
cockchafer
cockroach
cocoon
comb
crane fly
creepy-crawly
cricket
daddy longlegs
dragonfly
drone
earwig
entomology
feeler
firefly
flea
fly(v)
fly(n)
fruit fly
gadfly
glow-worm
gnat
gossamer
grasshopper
greenfly
grub
honeybee
honeycomb
hornet
horsefly
housefly
insect
insectivore
katydid
ladybird
larva
lice
lightning bug
locust
louse
maggot
mantis
mayfly
midge
millipede
mite
mosquito
moth
nectar
nest
nit
nymph
pest
pod
praying mantis
proboscis
pupa
queen
roach
sand fly
scarab
silkworm
silverfish
spider
spin
stick insect
sting(v)
sting(n)
stinger
sucker
swarm(n)
swarm(v)
tarantula
termite
thorax
tick
tortoiseshell
trilobite
tsetse fly
tzetze fly
vein
verminous
wasp
water bug
web
weevil
wing
winged
woodlouse
woodworm
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | insectum, from insecare 'to cut into'; because insects have a body in separate parts |
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in‧sect
[countable]
[countable]HBI a small creature such as a fly or ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings :
an insect bite
flying insects
an insect bite
flying insects