(insect etc)
71wingspread — wing•spread [[t]ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd[/t]] n. orn the distance between the outermost tips of the wings of a bird, insect, etc., when the wings are extended as far as possible • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
72bitey — /ˈbaɪti/ (say buytee) noun (with children) any animal, insect, etc., which is likely to bite and cause pain. Also, bitie …
73forefoot — /ˈfɔfʊt/ (say fawfoot) noun (plural forefeet /ˈfɔfit/ (say fawfeet)) 1. Zoology one of the front feet of a quadruped, or of an insect, etc. 2. Nautical the forward end of the keel …
74foreleg — /ˈfɔlɛg/ (say fawleg) noun one of the front legs of a quadruped, or of an insect, etc …
75nest parasite — /ˈnɛst pærəsaɪt/ (say nest paruhsuyt) noun Zoology 1. Also, brood parasite. a bird that lays its eggs in the nest of a different species, leaving the host bird to incubate the eggs and raise the young. 2. a mite, insect, etc., that infests a bird …
76superbug — ► NOUN informal ▪ a bacterium, insect, etc. regarded as having enhanced qualities, especially of resistance to antibiotics or pesticides …
77nonfeeding — [nän′fēd′iŋ] adj. not feeding: said of an animal, insect, etc. in a dormant stage …
78gorget — n. 1 hist. a a piece of armour for the throat. b a woman s wimple. 2 a patch of colour on the throat of a bird, insect, etc. Etymology: OF gorgete (as GORGE) …
79instar — n. a stage in the life of an insect etc. between two periods of moulting. Etymology: L, = form …
80nidus — n. (pl. nidi or niduses) 1 a place in which an insect etc. deposits its eggs, or in which spores or seeds develop. 2 a place in which something is nurtured or developed. Etymology: L, rel. to NEST …
