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1. insect
noun. ['ˈɪnˌsɛkt'] small air-breathing arthropod.
Synonyms
- ala
- sucking louse
- trichopteran
- pollinator
- bird louse
- hymenopteran
- plecopteran
- leaf-miner
- leaf miner
- neuropterous insect
- telsontail
- flea
- beetle
- thysanopteron
- dipterous insect
- social insect
- thysanuron
- arthropod
- earwig
- hemipterous insect
- homopterous insect
- imago
- dictyopterous insect
- trichopteron
- proturan
- ephemerid
- psocopterous insect
- orthopterous insect
- air sac
- thorax
- bug
- phylum Arthropoda
- dipteran
- neuropteron
- ephemeron
- termite
- stonefly
- dipteron
- hemipteron
- lepidopterous insect
- lepidopteron
- lepidopteran
- metabola
- gallfly
- phasmid insect
- clypeus
- cloud
- thysanuran insect
- heteropterous insect
- neuropteran
- queen
- louse
- wing
- worker
- springtail
- trichopterous insect
- Arthropoda
- two-winged insects
- mecopteran
- hymenopteron
- ephemeropteran
- hymenopterous insect
- homopteran
- orthopteron
- holometabola
- thysanopterous insect
- odonate
- ephemeral
- orthopteran
- defoliator
- phasmid
- mentum
- hemipteran
- stone fly
- biting louse
- collembolan
- web spinner
- swarm
- pupa
- hymenopter
- thysanopter
Etymology
- insectum (Latin)
- insecare (Latin)
Sentences with hymenopterous-insect
1. The hymenopterous-insect order includes bees, wasps, and ants.
2. There are over 100,000 species of hymenopterous-insects worldwide.
Quotes about hymenopterous-insect
1. "I'm fascinated by insects, partly because they are such a beautiful and varied group of animals, but also because they are so important ecologically. I'm particularly fond of hymenopterous insects like bees, wasps and ants."
Sir David Attenborough, source: The Guardian
2. "I have always been interested in the natural world, especially in the behavior of hymenopterous insects like ants, wasps, and bees."
Dr. Jane Goodall, source: National Geographic
