What do you call this insect in English?
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Insect
/ˈɪn.sɛkt/
Synonyms for "insect" (135 found)
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cicalacockchafercockroachcrane flycricketcucumber flea beetlecurcurculiodaddy longlegsdamselflydeer flydiplopoddobson flydogdragonflydrosophiladung beetleearwigechiuroideaectoprocta
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kissing buglacewinglady beetleladybirdladybuglantern flylarvalepismalocustlousemaggotmantismayflymealwormmidgemillepedemillermillipedemitemole cricket
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mongrelmonoplacophoramosquitomothnemertineanymphphoronideapigpolecatreptilerice weevilroachscarabscorpionserpentsilverfishskunksnakespiderspringtailsquash bugstag beetlestinkbugstone flyswinesyrphus flytarantulatermiteticktiger mothtsetse flytumblebugvarmintverminviperwalkingstickwaspwater bugweevilwhelpwood tickwormyellow jacket
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Although rainforests make up only two percent of the earth's surface, over half the world's wild plant, animal and insect species live there.
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The wicked witch cast an evil spell on the man and turned him into an insect.
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They are nature's laboratory for all kinds of plant, animal and insect life.
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