Insects Word Search
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Sample words: BEE, ANT, FLEA, FLY, APHID, LICE, MOTH, BUG, PALP, THRIP, MANTID, STONEFLY, SPIDER, MONARCH, FORELEG, FLOWERFLY.
Insects word list, defined
- BEE /biː/ · noun
- A flying insect of the superfamily Apoidea that collects nectar and pollen, known for making honey and for pollinating flowering plants. Also, a social gathering where people combine to work on a communal task, such as a quilting or spelling bee. Related: honeybee, bumblebee.
- ANT /ænt/ · noun
- A small, typically wingless social insect of the family Formicidae that lives in organized colonies and is known for its strength relative to its size. Related: emmet, pismire, formicid.
- FLEA /fliː/ · noun
- A tiny wingless bloodsucking insect that leaps onto mammals and birds and feeds on their blood, often transmitting disease. Related: parasite, insect.
- FLY /flaɪ/ · verb (also noun, adjective)
- As a verb, to fly is to move through the air, especially with wings, or to travel by aircraft; as a noun, a fly is a small two-winged insect of the order Diptera. Related: soar, glide, aviate, flit.
- APHID /ˈeɪfɪd/ · noun
- An aphid is a small, soft-bodied sap-sucking insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea, many species of which are serious pests of crops and garden plants. Related: plant louse, greenfly, blackfly, plant lice.
- LICE /laɪs/ · noun (plural)
- Licе are small parasitic insects that live on the hair or body of people or animals. The plural form of louse, they can cause itching and irritation, particularly head lice and body lice. Related: parasites, vermin.
- MOTH /mɔːθ/ (British); /mɔθ/ (US) · noun
- A moth is a winged insect of the order Lepidoptera, related to butterflies, typically having scaly wings and active chiefly at night. In figurative use, “moth” can refer to someone or something drawn to a dangerous or dazzling attraction. Related: lepidopteran, night butterfly.
- BUG /bʌɡ/ · noun
- An insect; more broadly, any small crawling creature. Also, an error or defect in a computer program or machine. Related: insect, beetle, critter, glitch.
- PALP /pælp/ · verb; noun
- To feel or examine something by touch, especially with the hands or fingertips. As a noun, a palp is an examination or the act of palpating, particularly of a body part. Related: feel, touch, examine, handle.
- THRIP /θrɪp/ · noun
- A small, slender insect with narrow, fringed wings, belonging to the order Thysanoptera. The plural form, thrips, commonly refers collectively to these insects and to infestations caused by them.
- STONEFLY /ˈstoʊnˌflaɪ/ (US); /ˈstəʊnˌflaɪ/ (UK) · noun
- A stonefly is an aquatic insect of the order Plecoptera, characterized by two pairs of membranous wings and long antennae. Its immature stages, known as nymphs, generally live beneath stones in clean, well-oxygenated freshwater. Related: stonefly nymph, stone fly, plecopteran.
- SPIDER /ˈspaɪdər/ · noun
- A spider is an arachnid with eight legs, usually capable of producing silk for making webs or other structures. In figurative use, the word can refer to something web-like or interconnected. Related: arachnid.
- MONARCH /ˈmɒnərk/ (US); /ˈmɒnək/ (UK) · noun
- A monarch is a sovereign ruler of a state, especially one whose position is hereditary. The term can also refer to the monarch butterfly, a large orange-and-black butterfly. Related: sovereign, ruler, king, queen.
- FORELEG /ˈfɔːrlɛɡ/ · noun
- Either of the two front legs of a four-legged animal, such as a horse, dog, or cat. The term applies specifically to the forward limbs of quadrupeds, as distinct from the hind legs. Related: front leg, forelimb, anterior limb.
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