Insect - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪnsekt|  American pronunciation of the word insect
Brit.  |ˈɪnsekt|  British pronunciation of the word insect

noun

- small air-breathing arthropod
- a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect (syn: louse, worm)

Extra examples

...the magazine's editor in chief was notorious for treating staffers as insects, often not even bothering to learn their names...

Don't forget to bring insect repellant (=a chemical to keep insects away).

The insect bite produced a rash.

He is studying insect communication.

Some flowers have evolved remarkable means of insect pollination.

The insect's evolutionary adaptations enable it to be almost invisible even when sitting in the middle of a leaf.

The insect's body is black with yellow longitudinal stripes.

The insect is the size of a pinhead.

Please brush this insect off.

In the perfect insect the abdomen does not carry either the wings or the legs.

The insect has quitted the exuviae of the pupa.

The ant is a form of insect.

The wings of the insect are often delicately pencilled.

Insect populations fluctuate wildly from year to year.

The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood.

Word forms

noun
singular: insect
plural: insects
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