Insects Word Search — Hard

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

Words to find

INSECT
CLAVATE
ALDRIN
PROTURA
MAXILLA
SERRATE
MIDLEG
MEALYBUG

Plus 4 hidden bonus words.

Insects word list, defined

INSECT /ɪnˈsɛkt/ · noun: A small invertebrate animal, typically having a segmented body, many legs, and one or two pairs of antennae. Insects include beetles, flies, bees, butterflies, and ants. Related: invertebrate, arthropod, creepy-crawly, bug.
CLAVATE /ˈkleɪveɪt/ · adjective: Shaped like a club; gradually thickened toward one end. Used chiefly in botany and zoology to describe structures such as antennae, hairs, or fruiting bodies that swell at the tip. Related: club-shaped, clubbed, obclavate.
ALDRIN /ˈɒldrɪn/ · noun: Aldrin is a synthetic organochlorine insecticide formerly widely used to control soil-dwelling pests such as termites, beetles, and rootworms. It is highly persistent in the environment and toxic to humans and wildlife, and its agricultural use has been banned in most countries. Related: dieldrin, heptachlor, chlordane, endrin.
MAXILLA /mæksɪlə/ · noun: The upper jawbone, or the bone forming the upper jaw. In anatomy, the maxilla is one of the bones that form the face. Related: upper jaw, maxillary bone, upper jawbone, maxillary.
SERRATE /səˈreɪt/ · verb: To cut or shape with a serrated edge, or to have a serrated edge. To be notched or toothed, especially with a series of small, pointed projections. Related: notch, tooth, gash, score.
MEALYBUG /ˈmiːlibʌɡ/ · noun: A mealybug is a small, soft-bodied insect covered with a white, waxy powder, often found on plants. It feeds on plant sap, causing damage. Related: cottony bug, woolly bug, white bug, plant louse.

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