Insects Word Search
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Words to find: INSECT, SCIENCE, ARTHROPOD, EXOSKELETON, ANTENNAE, THORAX, ABDOMEN, HEAD, CHITIN, MOLTING, METAMORPHOSIS, LARVA.
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Insects word list, defined
- INSECT /ˈɪnsɛkt/ · noun
- A small arthropod with a segmented body, six legs, and usually two pairs of wings. Insects belong to the class Insecta and include ants, bees, butterflies, beetles, flies, and grasshoppers. Related: bug, hexapod.
- SCIENCE /ˈsaɪəns/ · noun
- The systematic study of the natural or physical world through observation, experimentation, and logical reasoning. It can also refer more broadly to any organized field of knowledge or to the body of knowledge produced by scientific study. Related: knowledge, learning, research, scholarship.
- ARTHROPOD /ˈɑːθrəpɒd/ (UK), /ˈɑːrθrəˌpɑːd/ (US) · noun
- An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a segmented body, a jointed exoskeleton, and paired jointed limbs; the group includes insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods. Related: invertebrate, bug, insect, crustacean.
- EXOSKELETON /ˌɛksoʊˈskɛlɪtən/ · noun
- A rigid external covering or supportive structure that encases and protects the body of certain animals, such as insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods. Related: carapace, shell, cuticle.
- ANTENNAE /ænˈtɛniː/ · noun (plural)
- The paired, jointed sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods, used for feeling, smelling, and sensing the environment. 'Antennae' is the standard plural form of the noun 'antenna'. Related: feelers, antennas, sensory organs.
- THORAX /ˈθɔːræks/ · noun
- The thorax is the part of the body between the neck and abdomen, containing the heart and lungs in humans and other vertebrates. In arthropods such as insects, it is the middle segment of the body, bearing the legs and, in many insects, the wings. Related: chest, breast, upper trunk.
- ABDOMEN /ˈæbdəmən/ · noun
- The part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. In insects and other arthropods, the posterior section of the body. Related: belly, tummy, stomach, gut.
- HEAD /hɛd/ · noun, verb, adjective, adverb
- The head is the upper part of the human body, containing the brain, eyes, ears, and nose. By extension, it means the top, front, or leading part of something, as well as a person in charge or the mind and intellect. Related: chief, leader, top, front.
- CHITIN /ˈkaɪtɪn/ · noun
- A tough, semi-transparent nitrogen-containing polysaccharide that forms the outer skeleton of insects, crustaceans, and other arthropods, and is also found in the cell walls of fungi. It is one of the most abundant organic materials in nature. Related: cuticle, exoskeleton material.
- MOLTING /ˈmoʊltɪŋ/ · verb
- To shed or replace an old outer layer, especially the skin of a growing animal or the feathers of a bird. Related: shedding, sloughing, casting off, exuviating.
- METAMORPHOSIS /ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəsɪs/ (British); /ˌmɛtərˈmɔːfəsɪs/ (US) · noun
- A complete or striking change in form, structure, character, or nature. In biology, it refers to the process by which an organism undergoes a radical change in body form during its life cycle. Related: transformation, transfiguration, conversion, alteration.
- LARVA /ˈlɑːrvə/ · noun
- A larva is the immature form of an insect or other animal that differs substantially from its adult form and typically develops through a major metamorphic change. In entomology, the term refers especially to the active feeding stage between the egg and the pupa or adult. Related: grub, larval form, immature form, caterpillar.
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