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1 insect
['insekt](any of many kinds of small six-legged creatures with wings and a body divided into sections: We were bothered by flies, wasps and other insects.) skordÿr- insectivorous
- insect repellent -
2 insect repellent
noun (a chemical preparation that repels insects.) -
3 bug
1. noun1) (an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds: a bedbug.)2) (an insect: There's a bug crawling up your arm.)3) (a germ or infection: a stomach bug.)4) (a small hidden microphone.)2. verb1) (to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc): The spy's bedroom was bugged.)2) (to annoy: What's bugging him?) -
4 -winged
a four-winged insect.) -vængja -
5 ant
[ænt](a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working.) maur- ant-hill -
6 antenna
[æn'tenə]1) ((plural antennae [-ni:]) a feeler of an insect.) fálmari2) ((plural antennas) (American) an aerial (for a radio etc).) loftnet -
7 aphid
['eifid](a very small insect that lives on plants, especially a greenfly.) blaðlús -
8 bedbug
noun (a small blood-sucking insect that lives in houses, especially beds.) veggjalús -
9 bee
[bi:]1) (a four-winged insect that makes honey.) bÿfluga2) ((especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment: a knitting bee.) vinnufundur (sjálfboðaliða); saumaklúbbur•- beehive- beeswax
- a bee in one's bonnet
- make a bee-line for -
10 beetle
['bi:tl](an insect with four wings.) bjalla -
11 butterfly
plural - butterflies; noun(a type of insect with large (often coloured) wings.) fiðrildi -
12 buzz
1. verb1) ((of an insect) to make a noise by beating its wings eg when flying: The bees buzzed angrily.) suða2) (to be filled with or make a similar noise: My ears are buzzing; The crowd was buzzing with excitement.) suða2. noun((sometimes with a) a buzzing sound: a buzz of conversation.) suð, kliður- buzzer -
13 cicada
(an insect that makes a loud chirping noise.) söngtífa -
14 cockroach
['kokrəu ](a beetle-like insect which is a household pest.) kakkalakki -
15 cocoon
[kə'ku:n](a silk covering spun by many insect larvae, and in which they live while turning into butterflies.) lirfuhÿði -
16 creepy-crawly
plural - creepy-crawlies; noun (a small creeping insect.) skordÿr -
17 cricket
I ['krikit] noun(an outdoor game played with bats, a ball and wickets, between two sides of eleven each.) krikket- not cricket II ['krikit] noun(an insect related to the grasshopper, the male of which makes a chirping noise.) krybba -
18 damselfly
noun (an insect with a long thin body found near water.) -
19 dragonfly
(a kind of insect with a long body and double wings.) drekafluga -
20 earwig
['iəwiɡ](a kind of insect with pincers at the end of its body.) klaufhali, eyrnapadda
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Insect — In sect, a. 1. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects. [1913 Webster] 2. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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insect — ► NOUN ▪ a small invertebrate animal with a head, thorax, and abdomen, six legs, two antennae, and usually one or two pairs of wings. ORIGIN from Latin animal insectum segmented animal , from insecare cut up or into … English terms dictionary
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insect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flying, winged ▪ aquatic ▪ beneficial ▪ Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones. ▪ harmful … Collocations dictionary
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insect — in•sect [[t]ˈɪn sɛkt[/t]] n. 1) ent any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having two antennae, three pairs of legs, and usu. two pairs … From formal English to slang