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| Main Entry: |
insect
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bug |
| Synonyms: | ant, aphid, arachnid, arthropod, bedbug, bee, beetle, bumblebee, butterfly, cockroach, cootie, daddy longlegs, dragonfly, flea, fly, fruit fly, gnat, grasshopper, hornet, ladybug, louse, mite, mite, mosquito, moth, pest, praying mantis, spider, termite, tick, vermin, yellowjacket |
| Notes: | a bug is a particular kind of insect, specifically belonging to the order Hemiptera (tough leathery forewings attached to the body - like ladybugs, beetles) while insects generally belong to the class Insecta, which have bodies in three segments, usually two pairs or wings and three pairs of legs (like bees, mosquitoes); spiders are not technically insects because they have four pairs of legs insect (from Latin animal insectum) literally meant 'divided animal' or 'cut up or into' from the segments of its body (head, thorax, abdomen) - the common word being 'bug'; insect is any of an extremely large group of small invertebrate animals - and most undergo metamorphosis while bug denotes a special group of insects with beaklike sucking mouth parts and partly membranous forewings one major difference between insect, spider, and crustacean is the antennae; one pair on most insects, none on spiders, and two pairs for crustaceans |
| Main Entry: | vermin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | noxious or annoying small animals or insects |
| Synonyms: | animal, bugs, insects, pests |
| Main Entry: | mite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small insect |
| Synonyms: | acarid, atom, bit, bug, insect, iota, minim, minute, molecule, mote, nit, parasite, particle, smidgen, speck, tick |
Example Sentences
- In this country, one of the best known accounts of insect heroism occurred nearly a century ago.
- Don't mistake this lanky insect for a plain old stick.
- With rare exceptions, such as bees and silkworms, the insect world is a source of pests rather than of pets or pack animals.
| Main Entry: | vermin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pest |
| Synonyms: | ant, bedbug, centipede, flea, fly, foxes, insect, lice, mice, mosquito, rat, rodent, snake, termite, weasel |
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