Insect
//ˈɪn.sɛkt//
Word Type
Noun
The word "insect" can be used as a noun.
Word Relationships
Derived Terms
Lord Howe Island stick insect Persian insect powder angel insect antiinsect beneficial insect coral insect deinsectization disinsect fig insect ghost insect insect hotel insect house insect powder insect repellent insect screen insectageddon insectan insectarium insectdom insected insecticidal insecticide insectiferous insectiform insectile insectivore insectivorous insectkind insectless insectlike insectoid insectology insectophobe insectophobia insectotoxin insectproof insecty lac insect leaf insect microinsect noninsect scale insect social insect stick insect turtle-insect
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Context
Broader Terms (Hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)
ant antlion aphid barklouse bee beetle blackfly booklouse botfly bug butterfly caddisfly caterpillar chafer chigger cockroach cranefly cricket daddy-long-legs damselfly dobsonfly dragonfly dustywing earwig emmet firebrat fishfly flea fly fritillary gadfly grasshopper grig grub hellgrammite hornet horntail horsefly ichneumon fly katydid lacewing leafhopper locust louse maggot mantis mayfly mosquito moth no-see-um owlfly pismire punkie rock crawler sandfly sawfly scarab screwfly silverfish termite toadbug toebiter treehopper wasp webspinner weevil whitefly wireworm woodworm yellowjacket
Type Of (IsA)
Not Desires
Related Terms
Related Terms
animal arachnid arthropod beetle bug bug animal bugs centipede chafer chitin coleopter contemptible describing describing group entomology exoskeleton fly fly spider generic group insecta insecticidal insecticide insectiform insectivore insectivorous larva leg legs millipede mosquito pollination powerless six six legs spider stinging stinging fly tiny tiny animal wing worm
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