Insects Word Search — Medium

Play a free online Insects word search puzzle. Difficulty: Medium. Find all 12 hidden words on the 11×11 grid below.

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Insects word list, defined

LEGGED /ˈleɡɪd/ · adjective
Having or provided with legs; having a leg or legs, especially as a feature of an animal or a machine. Related: limbed, pedestaled, footed, braced.
MOULT /mɔːlt/ · verb
To shed or cast off the feathers, skin, or other covering of an animal, especially a bird, in order to grow new ones. To change or transform, often in a sudden or dramatic way. Related: shed, cast, slough, discard.
ECDYSIS /ˈɛkdɪsɪs/ · noun
The process by which an animal sheds its outer skin, cuticle, or exoskeleton, as in snakes, crustaceans, and insects. More generally, the periodic shedding or sloughing off of an outer layer. Related: molting, moulting, shedding, sloughing.
TICK /tɪk/ · noun, verb
A tick is a small parasitic arachnid that attaches itself to the skin of animals and humans to feed on their blood. To tick is to make a short, sharp sound, often used to indicate time or to signal the start or end of something. Related: tick off, mark, check, sound.
PUPAL /ˈpjuːpəl/ · noun
The stage of development of an insect, especially an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, between the larval and adult stages. A pupa is often enclosed in a protective covering, such as a cocoon or chrysalis. Related: larval, instar, chrysalis, cocoon.
FEMUR /ˈfiːmər/ · noun
The femur is the bone of the thigh, extending from the hip to the knee; it is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body. In entomology, it also denotes the third segment of an insect's leg. Related: thigh bone.
WORKER /ˈwɜːrkər/ · noun
A person who performs a specific job or task, especially one that is manual or physical. A person who works, especially in a factory or on a farm. Related: employee, hand, laborer, artisan.
SQUAMA /skwɑːmə/ · noun
A thin, plate-like scale, especially one on the skin of a reptile or fish, or a similar structure on a bird's leg. Related: scale, plate, scute.

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