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21 feeler
noun ((in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.) fálmari -
22 flea
[fli:](a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.) fló -
23 flutter
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) feykjast; flökta2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) flögra2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) titringur2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) óróleiki, spenna, uppnám -
24 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) fljúga2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) flÿja3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) geysast, fljúga•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
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25 grasshopper
noun (a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings.) engispretta -
26 great diving beetle
(a water insect that carries a bubble of air under its wing cover for breathing when it is under water.) köfunarbjalla -
27 greenfly
plural - greenfly; noun (a type of small, green insect: The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly.) blaðlús -
28 grub
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29 hover
1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) flögraJU2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) hringsóla kringum3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) velkjast í vafa• -
30 invertebrate
[in'və:tibrət]adjective, noun((an animal eg a worm or insect) not having a backbone.) hrygglaus -
31 larva
plural - larvae; noun(a developing insect in its first stage after coming out of the egg; a grub or caterpillar.) lirfa- larval -
32 locust
['ləukəst](a type of large insect of the grasshopper family, found in Africa and Asia, which moves in very large groups and destroys growing crops by eating them.) engispretta -
33 louse
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34 mite
1) (a tiny person or child.) (krakka)kríli2) (a type of very small insect.) smámaur, áttfætlumaur -
35 mosquito
[mə'ski:tou]plural - mosquito(e)s; noun(any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.) moskítófluga -
36 nit
[nit](the egg of a louse or other small insect (eg found in a person's hair).) nit -
37 pesticide
noun (a substance that kills animal and insect pests.) skordÿraeitur/-eyðir -
38 pupa
['pju:pə]plural - pupae; noun(the form that an insect takes when it is changing from a larva (eg a caterpillar) to its perfect form (eg a butterfly); a chrysalis.) púpa -
39 queen
[kwi:n]1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) drottning2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) drottning3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) (fegurðar)drottning4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) drottning5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) drottning6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) drottning7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
40 repellent
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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
insect — (n.) c.1600, from L. (animal) insectum (animal) with a notched or divided body, lit. cut into, from neuter pp. of insectare to cut into, to cut up, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + secare to cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)). Pliny s loan… … Etymology dictionary
Insect — In sect ([i^]n s[e^]kt), n. [F. insecte, L. insectum, fr. insectus, p. p. of insecare to cut in. See {Section}. The name was originally given to certain small animals, whose bodies appear cut in, or almost divided. Cf. {Entomology}.] 1. (Zo[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insect — [n] bug ant, aphid, bedbug, bee, beetle, bumblebee, butterfly, cockroach, cootie, daddy longlegs, dragonfly, flea, fly, fruit fly, gnat, grasshopper, hornet, ladybug, louse, mite, mosquito, moth, pest, praying mantis, termite, tick, vermin,… … New thesaurus
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
insect — [in′sekt΄] n. [< L insectum (animale), lit., notched (animal), neut. of pp. of insecare, to cut into < in , in + secare, to cut (see SAW2): from the segmented bodies: cf. ENTOMO ] 1. any of a large class (Insecta) of small arthropod animals … English World dictionary
Insect — For the Breed 77 album, see Insects (album). Insect Temporal range: 396–0 Ma … Wikipedia
insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… … Universalium
insect — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ flying, winged ▪ aquatic ▪ beneficial ▪ Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial insects as well as harmful ones. ▪ harmful … Collocations dictionary
insect — noun a) An arthropod in the class Insecta, characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton. Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps. b) Any small arthropod similar to an insect… … Wiktionary
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
