INSECT


Meaning of INSECT in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ flying , winged

▪ aquatic

▪ beneficial

Unfortunately, pesticides kill off beneficial ~s as well as harmful ones.

▪ harmful , poisonous

▪ biting , bloodsucking , stinging

▪ social

Social ~s, such as ants, live in large colonies.

… OF INSECTS

▪ swarm

VERB + INSECT

▪ repel

▪ control , kill , trap

▪ attract

INSECT + VERB

▪ buzz

An ~ was buzzing around the room.

▪ fly

▪ crawl

▪ swarm

▪ bore

Insects had bored deep into the wood.

▪ bite , sting

INSECT + NOUN

▪ attack , infestation

The wood should be treated against ~ attack.

▪ bite , sting

▪ eggs , larva

▪ pests

Birds control ~ pests.

▪ repellent , spray

▪ species

▪ world

Wasps are the master builders of the ~ world.

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