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  • 51insect — in|sect [ˈınsekt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: insectum, from insecare to cut into ; because insects have a body in separate parts] a small creature such as a fly or ↑ant, that has six legs, and sometimes wings ▪ an insect bite ▪… …

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  • 52insect */*/ — UK [ˈɪnsekt] / US [ˈɪnˌsekt] noun [countable] Word forms insect : singular insect plural insects a small animal that has six legs and often has wings. There are many different types of insects, such as bees, flies, and beetles …

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  • 53insect — /ˈɪnsɛkt / (say insekt) noun 1. Zoology any animal of the subphylum Hexapoda, a group of small, air breathing arthropods characterised by a body clearly divided into three parts, head, thorax, and abdomen, and by having only three pairs of legs,… …

  • 54insect —   Mea kolo (creeping); holoholona lele; mū (destructive); huhu (wood boring).    ♦ Feelers of an insect, pipi.    ♦ Insect eaten, ane, huhuhu, ai ia …

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  • 55insect-eaters — vabzdžiaėdžiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys apibrėžtis Būryje 7 šeimos. atitikmenys: lot. Insectivora angl. insect eaters; insect eating mammals; insectivores vok. Insectenesser; Insectenfresser; Kerfjäger rus.… …

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  • 56insect-eating mammals — vabzdžiaėdžiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas būrys apibrėžtis Būryje 7 šeimos. atitikmenys: lot. Insectivora angl. insect eaters; insect eating mammals; insectivores vok. Insectenesser; Insectenfresser; Kerfjäger rus.… …

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  • 57insect powder — noun a chemical used to kill insects • Syn: ↑insecticide • Hypernyms: ↑pesticide • Hyponyms: ↑pyrethrum, ↑dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, ↑DDT, ↑ …

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  • 58insect — noun Etymology: Latin insectum, from neuter of insectus, past participle of insecare to cut into, from in + secare to cut more at saw Date: 1601 1. a. any of numerous small invertebrate animals (as spiders or centipedes) that are more or less… …

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  • 59Insect class gunboat — The Insect class patrol boats (or Large China Gunboats: the Fly class were Small China Gunboats) were a class of small but well armed Royal Navy ships designed for use in shallow rivers or inshore. They were intended for use on the Danube (the… …

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  • 60Insect! — Blue Monkey Blue Monkey est un film américano canadien réalisé par William Fruet, sorti en 1987. Il a parfois été exploité sous d autres noms (Insect, Green Monkey, Invasion of the Bodysuckers). Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3… …

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