Meaning of Insect | Babel Free
ˈɪn.sɛktDefinitions
- An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
- Any small arthropod similar to an insect, including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
- A contemptible or powerless person.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
insek
Беларуская
насякомае
Български
насекомо
বাংলা
পোকা
Català
insecte
Dansk
insekt
Esperanto
insekto
Eesti
putukas
Français
insecte
Gaeilge
feithid
Galego
insecto
עברית
חרק
Magyar
rovar
Հայերեն
միջատ
Íslenska
skordýr
Italiano
insetto
ქართული
მწერი
Қазақша
жәндік
ខ្មែរ
សត្វល្អិត
Latina
insectum
ລາວ
ແມງໄມ້
Lietuvių
vabzdys
Malagasy
bibikely
मराठी
किडा
Bahasa Melayu
serangga
Malti
insett
ଓଡ଼ିଆ
କୀଟ
Svenska
insekt
Kiswahili
mdudu
தமிழ்
பூச்சி
Тоҷикӣ
ҳашара
Türkmençe
möjek
Tagalog
insekto
Oʻzbekcha
hasharot
Wolof
gunóor
Yorùbá
kòkòrò
Examples
“Our shed has several insect infestions, including ants, yellowjackets, and wasps.”
“Nonetheless, some insect prey take advantage of clutter by hiding in it. Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.”
“The swamp is swarming with every sort of insect.”
“The manager’s assistant was the worst sort of insect.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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