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insect::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dirt ball, louse, worm |
| Type of | unpleasant person, disagreeable person |
Examples of insects
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The bollworm is one of a swarm of genetically engineered insects on the horizon.
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It would have helped them navigate dark burrows and hunt insects in leaf litter.
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It is a carnivore, feeding on insects, spiders, centipedes and other arthropods.
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These insects should be developing space travel and building particle colliders.
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So far, the wasp doesn't seem to have any effect on native insects, Greene says.
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The period of diapause in insects is controlled in part by the diapause hormone.
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In the experiments for this paper, the compounds were injected into the insects.
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A light mist of rubbing alcohol once a week will take care of any scale insects.
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The bracts of a poinsettia look like and function like petals in luring insects.
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- Small air-breathing arthropod
- Worm: a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
- See text.
- (Insects (Breed 77 album)) Insects is a 2009 album released by Gibraltarian flamenco/metal quintet Breed 77.
- (Insects (The History of the Galaxy)) Insects are an alien race in The History of the Galaxy series of novels by Russian science fiction writer Andrey Livadny.
- (The Insects) Startled Insects was a British New Wave instrumental jazz group. Their music was a unique mix of experimental synthesizer textures and ethnic rhythms.
- An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton; Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc; A contemptible or powerless person
- Insects (meaning "segmented" in Latin) have exoskeletons and six legs. They evolved during the Silurian Period, 438 to 408 mya, long before dinosaurs existed. Butterflies and moths are insects.
- (Insects) Invertebrates of the class, Arthropod, that have six legs and three body parts: head, thorax, abdomen. Over 700,000 species. Includes beetles, moths, butterflies, wasps, ants, bees, flies, mosquitoes, true bugs, aphids, cockroach, grasshoppers, etc. ...
